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3 Types of Rocks
Minerals
Properties
Vocabulary
Rocks
100
Which rocks are formed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
100
What are rocks made up of?
Minerals
100
How can you tell if a mineral is soft?
Easily scratched by a fingernail or penny.
100
What is a person who studies Earth called?
Geologist
100
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
200
Which rocks are formed by layers that are cemented over time?
Sedimentary
200
What mineral are you testing for when you put a rock in vinegar?
Calcite
200
A rock that feels grainy is an example of which property?
Texture
200
What is a solid mixture of one or more different minerals?
Rock
200
Granite and Obsidian are which type of rock?
Igneous (Granite- Intrusive, Obsidian- Extrusive)
300
Which rocks are formed by magma?
Igneous
300
Which mineral is the hardest?
Diamond
300
The kind of shine a mineral has is what?
Luster
300
What are bits of rocky material that settle at the bottom of the ocean called?
Sediments
300
Marble and Gneiss are examples of which type of rock?
Metamorphic
400
Which rock is formed from fossils or plant and animal remains?
Sedimentary
400
What is a good use for a hard mineral like Quartz?
Jewelry or decorative purposes
400
What is a physical property?
Something that can be observed.
400
What is hot liquid rock?
Magma
400
Shale and Conglomerate are examples of which type of rock?
Sedimentary
500
What are the two kinds of igneous rock?
Intrusive and Extrusive
500
What scale shows the minerals from softest to hardest?
Moh's Scale
500
What is one physical property?
Color, size, hardness, texture, luster
500
What is a useful metal found in rocks?
Ore (examples: clay, sulfur, mica, aluminum, iron)
500
What is an example of a Metamorphic rock change?
Shale to Slate, Granite to Gneiss, or Limestone to Marble