Rocks, Minerals, and Weathering
Weathering by wind, and ice produces ______
Sediment
This vegetable can make you cry even if it’s not being mean
onion
This sponge lives in a pineapple under the sea but somehow still cooks burgers
Sponge Bob Square Pants
This superhero turtle loves pizza almost as much as crime fighting
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
This invisible gas makes you breathe… unless you forget, then you hiccup instead.
Oxygen
The process of wearing away rock is known as _____
Weathering
This yellow fruit wears a peel so it doesn’t have to wear pants.
banana
This creature says “ribbit,” jumps high, and absolutely refuses to pay rent.
frog
This planet is famous for its rings, but they’re not for fashion.
Saturn
This famous mouse has a dog… but the dog can’t talk, even though the mouse can.
Mickey Mouse
A landslide quickly erodes sediment on a steep hill. When the landslide reaches the bottom of the hill, it slows down and finally comes to rest. The sediments it leaves are called _____
Deposition
when there is a crack in a rock and water fills the crack, then freezes. what does the ice cause to happen?
Ice causes the rock to break
Calcite 3
Fluorite 4
Apatite 5
Feldspar 6
Quartz 7
Topaz 8
what can scratch apatite but can't scratch quartz
Feldspar, 6
This food is called “French,” but it didn’t come from France. (Rude!)
French Fries
This U.S. state is shaped kind of like a boot… but it doesn’t kick anything.
Louisiana
any nonliving solid with a crystal form is called a ______
Mineral
At one time, limestone quarried in Florida was used to build large, important buildings. Today, most of the limestone mined in Florida is used in road construction. What type of resource is limestone?
Weathering is one of the forces that drives the rock cycle. What is one direct result of weathering?
increase in the amount of soil
Water erosion can change landforms.
Which of the following is a landform caused by water erosion?
landslide
Which kinds of materials make up the sediment that forms an alluvial fan such as the one in the picture?
sand and gravel
A rock that forms when heat or pressure changes an existing rock is classified as a ______
Metamorphic Rock
Wind power is an energy source that causes very little pollution. Large modern wind turbines are turned by the wind to produce electricity. What type of resource is wind power?
Renewable
Minerals are identified and sorted by different characteristics. Luster is one way to sort minerals into different types.
What is a mineral's luster?
the way that light reflects from its surface
What natural forces cause rocks to change into metamorphic rocks?
pressure from above and heat from the magma
Lila is looking at a map that shows where Florida's major resources are located.
Which of these resources is she most likely to see on the map?
phosphate