Types of Rocks
Limestone is an example of which type of rock?
Sedimentary Rock
Why is it important to recycle rocks and minerals?
It is important to recycle rocks and minerals so that they do not go to waste or need to be taken from the earth again
What type of rock are fossils found within?
Sedimentary Rocks
Name 3 physical properties
Transparency, magnetism, lustre, hardness, streak
__________ is the colour of a material when it is crushed into a powder.
OPTIONS:
Transparency, Streak, Magnetism, Lustre, Hardness
Streak
What type of rock describes rocks that are made when sand, mud, and pebbles get compressed in layers?
Sedimentary Rocks.
Mining that is done by scraping soil away from the earth's surface
Surface Mining
____________ is the study of the history of the earth based on fossils.
Paleontology
What is the definition of a rock?
A rock is a solid material formed by nature that is made of minerals
_________ is a force that attracts or repels objects that have a magnetic material within
OPTIONS:
Transparency, Streak, Magnetism, Lustre, Hardness
Magnetism
What type of rock describes rocks that have formed through the cooling and hardening of lava and magma?
Igneous Rocks
What is the type of mining where you go into a mine shaft?
Underground Mining
True or False: Fossils don't give us information about plants and animals from the past, only the present.
False
What is a mineral?
A mineral is created by nature and forms the earth's rocks and soils
__________ is the property of allowing light to pass through something
OPTIONS:
Transparency, Streak, Magnetism, Lustre, Hardness
Transparency
What type of rock describes rocks that are formed when other rocks are exposed to high temperature and pressure?
Metamorphic Rocks
What is the type of mining where minerals are extracted from rivers and streams
Panning
Fossils teach us about which extinct animal that roamed the earth millions of years ago?
Dinosaurs
What is the rock cycle?
Used to describe how rocks are formed, how they break apart, and how they reform into other rocks through cooling, melting, heat, weathering, compacting and pressure.
_________ is a measure of how resistant a material is to scratching
OPTIONS:
Transparency, Streak, Magnetism, Lustre, Hardness
Hardness
Marble is an example of which type of rock?
Metamorphic Rock
What are two challenges associated with mining?
Disrupts animal & plant habitats
Pollutes the environment
What is a fossil?
Fossils are the preserved remains of plants and animals that were once living on earth.
_________ describes how light interacts with the surface of an object
OPTIONS:
Transparency, Streak, Magnetism, Lustre, Hardness
Lusture