Rock Cycle
Which type of rock can be formed after magma cools?
Igneous
What properties do we use to identify minerals?
color, streak, luster, hardness, cleavage
Weathering & Erosion? Roots of a tree growing through a sidewalk.
Weathering
What is a renewable resource? (Definition)
Resources found in nature used by people that are not likely to run out.
What is a nonrenewable resource? (Definition)
A resource with a limited supply and people are using them faster than they can be replaced.
Which type of rock forms from a large amount of heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
If a paper is ripped in half, what mineral property could that display?
cleavage
Weathering & Erosion? Water freezing in a crack of a rock and causing it to expand.
Weathering.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
wind, oil, coal, iron
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
sunlight, rocks, trees, river
rocks
What is the process by which one rock type changes into another?
Rock Cycle
False. Minerals are never made of rocks. They are made of the same material throughout.
Weathering & Erosion? Rocks on a trail breaking because of people walking no them.
Weathering.
Name a renewable resource
water, wind, solar energy, etc
Name a nonrenewable resource
oil, natural gas, coal, etc
What type of rock or rocks can metamorphic rocks be formed from?
igneous and sedimentary
Which property describes how easily a mineral can be scratched?
hardness
Weathering & Erosion? Wind carrying small particles in a desert sandstorm.
Erosion
What is the main difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?
Renewable resources can be replaced. Nonrenewable resources are used faster than they can be replaced.
How do we get oil?
drilling
What are rocks made of?
Different types of minerals, once-living animals, dead plants, etc.
A student has two different minerals that are similar in color. Which property might help the student distinguish between the two minerals? (hint: it shows the color they leave behind on porcelain)
Streak
True or False- Weathering only breaks down rocks.
True
Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?
sunlight, plant matter, minerals
minerals
Which nonrenewable resource is used to make electronic devices?
silicon