Minerals
A solid that is naturally occurring and is made up of the same composition.
Mineral
When an igneous rock breaks apart it forms________.
sediment
What is sediment?
pieces of rock, sand, and dirt
With enough heat and pressure limestone can turn into what kind of metamorphic rock?
Marble
The _______describes the process by which rocks change forms.
What can you infer, when graphite scratches easily with your fingernail?
it has a low score on the mohs hardness scale
Rock that forms when magma cools are _________ rocks.
igneous
What keeps Sedimentary Rocks together?
Minerals
What does metamorphic mean?
changing in form
What characteristics do Sedimentary rocks have?
striped layers
What mineral is the hardest on the moh's hardness scale?
diamond
Granite and intrusive igneous rocks share ________.
glassy surface
large crystals
hard surface
large crystals
One example for Sedimentary Rock is __________.
Basalt
Sandstone
Marble
Sandstone
____________ is an example of metamorhphic rocks.
Marble
limestone
Marble
What happens when magma cools slowly?
It forms big crystals
Name to ways you can identify a mineral.
Color hardness luster streak cleavage
How do intrusive igneous rocks form?
by magma cooling slowly in Earth's surface
How does Sedimentary Rock help Scientist learn about the Earth?
It contains fossils
Metamorphic rocks forms from _____ and_____.
heat and pressure
What is magma?
melted rock inside the Earth
What am I testing when I rub a mineral on a porcelain plate?
streak
What is the most common igneous rock in the solar system?
Basalt
What makes Coquina unique?
It has shells in its sediment
Luster is how a mineral reflects light. We describe luster as being _________ or __________.
metalic or non metalic
__________ rocks form when magma cools.
Igneous