Rock Types
Formed from Magma
Igneous
True or False
A mineral can scratch any mineral with a lower hardness
True
What is an example of liquid water on Earth's surface?
River
Ocean/Sea
Rapid downhill movement of a large amount of rock and soil
Landslide
Formed from layers of sediment hardening
Sedimentary
True or False
A mineral will always be the same color
False
What does the sun do in the water cycle?
Causes liquid water to evaporate
Periods of unusually low rain/snowfall
droughts
Forms from heat and pressure applied to a rock
Metamorphic
True or False
A mineral can leave a streak that is a different color than the mineral itself
Describe the water cycle
Evaporation - liquid water turning to vapor
Condensation - vapor gathering into water/icePrecipitation - water/ice falling from the sky
Storage - water that has fallen into bodies of water or land on Earth's surface
Where does an Earthquake occur
Magma that cools slowly forms this size of crystal
Large
Which of these properties can you see in a picture of a mineral?
Hardness Magnetism Crystals Streak
crystals
How much of the water on Earth is salt water?
97/100
97%
Land form that is at an opening of Earth's crust where magma reaches the surface
Volcano
Magma that cools quickly forms this size of crystal
small
True or False
Cleavage refers to the shape of a mineral's crystals
False
3/100
Fast moving water
Flood