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Minerals
Rocks
Soil, Rocks, & Minerals
How are Rocks alike and different.
Vocabulary
100
A particle of a mineral or rock.
What is a grain.
100
Rock that forms when small pieces of rock and other materials settle and get squeezed or cemented together.
What is sedimentary rock.
100
Limestone formed from this.
What is seafloor sediment.
100
Scientists can use tools such as this to look closely at rocks to see the minerals in them.
What is a hand lens or microscope.
100
something about an object that you can observe with your senses.
What is property
200
Another name for pyrite that breaks into small cubes.
What is "fools gold".
200
Rock that has been changed by heat or pressure.
What is metamorphic rock.
200
The number of known minerals.
What is nearly 4,000.
200
Scientists measure hardness by how easily the mineral can be scratched. Scientists use this to test and measure hardness.
What is Mohs scale of Hardness.
200
A solid, nonliving material that forms in nature.
What is a mineral.
300
This is magnetic. It attracts paperclips, staples, and nails.
What is magnetite
300
Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens.
What is igneous rock.
300
The minerals mica, feldspar, and quartz make up this rock.
What is granite.
300
At the surface, magma is called this.
What is lava.
300
This is the hardest known mineral/material.
What is a diamond.
400
This mineral can easily be scratched by a fingernail.
What is talc.
400
Sedimentary rocks often contain these. They give scientists clues to the past.
What are fossils.
400
The Hawaiian Islands are made of this rock that formed quickly, above Earth's surface.
What is igneous rock.
400
This gooey molten rock is deep below Earth's surface.
What is magma.
400
It is an unusual rock that isn't made of minerals at all.
What is Coal.
500
Vinegar is placed on the mineral calcite and it causes this.
What is reacts with acid or bubbles and fizz.
500
Heat and pressure change sandstone into this rock.
What is quartzite.
500
This rocks is prized for its even white color by sculptors.
What is marble.
500
The score I am going to get on this test.
What is 100%.
500
Coarse and glassy describes this property.
What is texture.