Crystal Clear!
What is the most common mineral on Earth?
Quartz
Layers of a rock can be used to tell how ____ a fossil is.
Old
Molten rock on the earth's surface is called ____
Lava
Name one type of metamorphism
Contact, Regional, Dynamic, Hydrothermal
Sediments are transported by water, wind, and _____?
gravity
What mineral is also known as "nature's glitter"?
Mica
If a plant and animal die at the same time, which is more likely to become a fossil? Why?
The animal, because it has more hard parts than the plant.
Molten rock beneath Earth's surface is called ____
Magma
This can be caused when a rock comes into contact with lava?
recyrstallization
Why are sedimentary rocks so cheap?
They're typically on shale!
What is the rarest mineral in minecraft?
Emerald
What does comparing fossils teach us?
How species have changed and evolved.
This rock is the most common extrusive rock that makes up most of our sea floors.
Basalt
What prompts metamorphism?
Heat and Pressure
True or False: Sedimentary rocks form horizontally
True!
What is the mineral name for salt?
Halite
What type of rock are fossils found in?
Sedimentary
What is the most common intrusive rock?
Granite
What are two metamorphic textures?
Foliated and Non-Foliated
Which of these rocks are sedimentary?
Granite, Shale, or Pumice
Shale
Where else can minerals be found naturally?
Fruits and Vegetables
In Jurassic Park, a ____ was fossilized in ____.
mosquito, amber
What are light colored igneous rocks called?
Felsic
What metamorphic rock was once limestone?
Marble
What rock is most likely to have fossils?
Limestone