Word Wall
Rock Cycle
Weathering
Minerals
Double Jeopardy
100
The changing and evolution of rocks from one type of rock to another that takes place over time
What is the rock cycle
100
Three Rock Types
What is Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
100
A mechanical or chemical process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
100
The FULL definition of a mineral.
What is naturally formed, inorganic solid, with a set chemical composition and crystal structure
100
Weathering and erosion creates
What is sediment
200
Shell and sand have been COMPACTED and CEMENTED together to make this type of rock
What is sedimentary rock
200
Molten Rock material that cools slowly below the surface of the Earth
What is intrusive igneous rock?
200
Process that breaks rocks into smaller IDENTICAL pieces of sediment
What is mechanical weathering
200
The six physical properties used to identify a mineral.
What is Texture, Color, Luster, Hardness, Streak, Cleavage/Fracture
200
The cooling of liquid rock material usually by volcanoes creates
Igneous Rock
300
This rock type gets its name from Greek words "ignire" meaning, "fire."
What is igneous rock
300
Type of rock that is made up of smaller pieces of rock
What is an organic sedimentary rock?
300
The process in which the chemical composition of a rock is changed by agents such as natural acids and oxygen
What is chemical weathering
300
Scale used to measure hardness
What is Mohs scale
300
The forces of heat and pressure create this type of rock
What metamorphic rock
400
A property of minerals that is used to describe how a mineral reflects light
What is luster
400
The rock type named after the Greek words meaning "change" and "form"
What is metamorphic rock
400
The process in which plant roots release an acid that makes rocks weaker
What is chemical weathering
400
Tools used to measure streak
What is a mineral and a ceramic streak plate
400
An igneous rock that cooled slowly beneath the surface of the earth from magma
What is an intrusive igneous rock
500
Freezing and thawing cycle that mechanically breaks up rocks
What is ice wedging?
500
This type of rock that shows bands of alternating colors because of all of the HEAT and PRESSURE it has undergone
What is metamorphic rock
500
The process in which plant roots break up rocks as they grow
What is mechanical weathering
500
This mineral breaks easily and at even angles when struck by a hammer. The physical property the mineral is exhibiting is called...
What is cleavage.
500
An igneous rock that cooled quickly above the surface of the Earth from lava
What is extrusive igneous rock
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