Minerals
What is the name of the property that is how a mineral reflects light
Luster
This type if rock is formed through melting and cooling of magma.
Igneous rock
What was the name of the theory that suggests continents are in constant motion?
Continental Drift
What planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the center of our solar system?
The Sun
What is the name of the property that is how easily a mineral is scratched by another object?
Hardness
What is the process where rocks and minerals get broken down?
Weathering
What is the name of the individual who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegner
Which planet is tilted so much that it appears to roll like a ball?
Uranus
What type of galaxy is the Milky way?
Spiral
Name three of the five things an object must have to be considered a mineral.
Solid
Naturally occurring
Crystal structure
Definite chemical composition
Inorganic
This type of rock forms under high temperatures and pressure
Metamorphic rock
What was the name given to the supercontinent?
Pangea
Which planet has a atmosphere of 97% carbon dioxide?
Venus
What is the name of matter that emits no light at any wavelength?
Dark Matter
What is the mineral property that represents the relation between mass and volume?
Density
What is the process where sediment gets carried from one place to another?
Why was the theory of continental drift not accepted until 40 years after the death the scientist who proposed the idea?
The scientist was never able to explain how the plates moved.
What planet has a red surface due to large amounts of iron oxide?
Mars
What unit is used to measure distances outside of our Solar System?
Light Years
Why is color a poor method of mineral identification?
One type of mineral could come in many colors.
What is the name of the stage in the rock cycle where large amounts of rock is pushed up towards Earth's surface?
Uplift
Rock clues showed that mountain ranges on different continents had similar origins. What was the name of one of these mountain ranges?
Caledonian or Appalachian
There are meteors, meteoroids and meteorites. Which one of these is a small, rocky particle that moves through Space?
Meteoroids
The Sun is currently a main sequence star, when it falls out of main sequence, what will it become?
A Red Giant