Weathering
What is weathering?
Weathering is the process of rocks breaking
What is erosion?
The process of moving broken rocks to a new place
Minerals are a nonliving solid that take a _______ form.
Crystal
Rocks are a nonliving solid that is made of different what?
Minerals
Coal, Fossil fuels, oil are types of what type of resource?
Non-renewable
What is sediment?
Pieces of broken rock
What is it called when rocks are dropped off at a new location?
Deposition (deposit)
A mineral's ability to SCRATCH another mineral is called its __________.
hardness
What is magma or lava?
Melted rock
Sunlight, water, and wind energy are examples of what type of resource?
Renewable
Name 5 ways that rocks can be weathered.
Ice, wind, water, temperature, plants, animals
What can cause a landslide?
gravity
What property of a mineral is it when you rub a mineral on a streak plate to see what color powder comes off?
Streak
What type of rock is formed from layers of sediment collecting and hardening?
Sedimentary
What are some ways to protect resources?
Conserve and recycle
What are huge sheets of moving ice called?
Glaciers
What is a type of landform made from erosion? Usually seen in the desert.
Sand dune
What is a mineral's luster?
How a mineral reflects light
Igneous rocks are formed by what?
Magma or lava cooling and hardening
What do harmful materials do to the environment?
Create pollution
How can gravity cause weathering?
Pulling a rock down causing it to break
How do people protect beaches from weathering and erosion?
Concrete sea walls, jettis, etc
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
High heat and pressure
How do people use resources in every day life?