Rock Cycle
What process creates sediment?
Erosion or weathering.
What type of rock is often found near mountains or fault lines between tectonic plates?
Metamorphic rock
What is the word for a mound or tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water and often uniting with a stalactite?
Stalagmite
What is the Ohio state gemstone/rock?
Flint
What rock is both common to Ohio and is formed from layers and layers of sand?
Sandstone
What process has shaved away at the Appalachian Mountains over time, leaving them much shorter than they used to be?
Erosion
What type of rock is formed from stacked layers?
Sedimentary rock
What is a tapering structure hanging like an icicle from the roof of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water?
Stalactite
What is one color that flint can be?
Gray, black, brown, green, red, white, pink, blue, orange, sandy brown, and reddish brown.
What did Ohio used to be completely covered in?
Water or ice.
Appalachian Mountains.
What type of rock is often found near volcanoes or lava plumes?
Igneous rock
What is bat feces called?
Guano
What kind of texture does flint have?
A smooth texture.
Dinosaur fossils have NOT been found in Ohio. True or false?
Of the three types of rock, which can form the fastest? (Hint: Think of Minecraft).
Igneous (specifically obsidian).
What type of rock is Marble?
Metamorphic
What color are creatures that live in caves their entire lives (troglobites)?
No color because they lack pigmentation. (Other answers such as see-through, translucent, or white also count as correct).
Is flint reflective when sunlight shines on it? Yes or no?
Yes
The most common rock found in Ohio.
Limestone
At least millions of years, if not longer. (Any answer in the millions counts as correct)
What type of rock is obsidian?
Igneous
What sense do creatures that live their entire lives in caves (troglobites) lack or not have?
Sight/vision.
What is the technical term used to describe the circular pattern that is formed when flint is shattered?
Conchoidal Fracture.
Where did the water of Lake Erie come from?
Glaciers (Deglaciation)