3 Types of Rocks
Minerals
Properties
Vocabulary
Misc
100
Which rocks are formed from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
100
These are the building blocks of rocks.
Minerals
100
Johnny sorted his rocks into a group of gray rocks, black rocks and white rocks. Which property did he look at?
Color
100
Scientists use _____________ to classify rocks.
Properties
100
What is the continuous cycle that rocks undergo when they change from one rock to another?
Rock Cycle
200
Which rock forms under water?
Sedimentary
200
What is the softest mineral?
Talc
200
A rock that feels grainy is an example of which property?
Texture
200
Bits of rocky material that settle at the bottom of the ocean are called _________?
Sediments
200
A giraffe has a long neck to reach the leaves in a tress. This is an example of _____.
Physical Adaptation
300
Which rocks form in layers?
Sedimentary
300
Which mineral is the hardest?
Diamond
300
The way a rock reflects light is called ___________.
Luster
300
This rock's name means "from fire".
Igneous
300
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid and Gas
400
Which rock is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens?
Igneous
400
Tell one property used to classify minerals.
Color, streak, texture, hardness, luster
400
Scratching a rock with your fingernail can show the rock's ___________.
Hardness
400
The color of a mineral as a powder is called its ________?
Streak
400
DAILY DOUBLE:
Send two people from your team come to the board to draw and label the 8 moon phases.
500
Which rock is formed from fossils or plant and animal remains?
Sedimentary
500
True/False: Minerals are not found in rocks.
False!
500
List at least 4 properties of rocks that we have learned in class.
Color, texture, luster, hardness, streak
500
This is the scale we use to determine the hardness of a rock.
Moh's Hardness Scale
500
What are 2 rapid changes and 2 slow changes that happen to Earth's surface?
Rapid- Earthquakes, Volcano, Tornado, Tsunami..
Slow- Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition