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Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Soils
Metamorphic Rocks
100
These are the 5 characteristics of minerals
What are defined internal structure, naturally occurring, inorganic, defined chemical composition, and solid
100
The defining difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks.
What is place of cooling. Intrusive cools slowly within the crust and extrusive cools quickly at the surface.
100
The four classes of sedimentary rocks.
What are terrigenous, organic, biochemical, chemical.
100
The four soil forming factors
What are soil air, soil solution, organic matter, mineral matter
100
The parent material for a metamorphic rock.
What is the protolith.
200
This property allows minerals to break along weaker planes.
What is cleavage
200
The igneous body that is discordant with the surrounding bedding.
What is a dike.
200
Indicator of the maturity of sedimentary rocks.
What is degree of rounding and sorting.
200
The five soil forming factors.
What are climate, relief, organisms, parent material, and time
200
The two types of metamorphism
What are regional and contact.
300
This chemical compound causes effervescence with some minerals
What is CaCO3
300
A slow cooling rock with very large crystals.
What is a pegmatite.
300
Name three sedimentary structures
What are beds, cross beds, burrows, rain drop impacts, ripples, mud cracks, graded beds, tool marks, flute marks, and more.
300
The horizon in which eluviation occurs.
What is the E horizon
300
Metamorphosed limestone
What is marble.
400
This mineral seen in lab has a hardness of 9.
What is corundum
400
The four groups of igneous rocks in order of decreasing silica content.
What are felsic, intermediate, mafic, and ultramafic
400
A sedimentary structure that can indicate the direction of flow.
What is ripple marks, flutes, cross beds, and more.
400
Things plants need in small amounts.
What are micronutrients.
400
The foliated metamorphic rocks in order of increasing grade.
What is slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss
500
The chemical formula for potassium feldspar
What is KAlSi3O8
500
Texture classes (5)
What are pegmatitic, phaneritic, aphanitic, porphyritic, glassy
500
The depositional environment in which micrite can form.
What is a lagoon with calcareous algae.
500
The particle that increases the smoothness of soil.
What is silt.
500
Quartzite
What is metamorphosed sandstone.