Rocks
This type of rock forms from cooled lava or magma.
What is igneous?
This object is made up of different minerals.
What is a rock?
What is metallic?
Rocks change from one type to another in this never-ending process.
What is the Rock Cycle?
It is the most magnetic mineral.
What is magnetite?
Rocks that form from layers of sediments pressed together.
What is sedimentary?
Quartz, calcite, and magnetite are all examples of...
What is a mineral?
Melted rock found inside the Earth.
What is magma?
Heat and pressure can turn a rock into this type.
What is metamorphic?
The softest mineral.
What is talc?
The type of rock that forms when heat and pressure change an existing rock.
What is metamorphic?
This tests how easily a mineral can be scratched.
What is hardness?
How shiny or reflective a mineral is.
What is lustre?
Rocks are broken down by wind, water, or ice in this process.
What is weathering?
It is the hardest mineral.
What is a diamond?
A rock used for kitchen countertops.
What is granite?
The scale used to measure rocks or minerals hardness.
It is built to prevent weathering and erosion on the coastline.
What is a seawall?
Sediments that move from one place to another are carried by this process.
What is erosion?
This mineral glows in UV light and helps prevent tooth decay?
What is fluorite?
Sedimentary rocks form when sediments are pressed and __________ together.
What is cemented?
This mineral fizzes when vinegar touches it.
What is calcite?
This term is used for objects that are completely see through.
Volcanoes create new igneous rocks by erupting this onto Earth’s surface.
What is lava?
This mineral that can be mistaken for fools gold.
What is pyrite?