Igneous Rock
This is molten rock found below the earth's surface.
What is magma?
tiny pieces of rock, sand, shells, etc. is called what
What is sediment?
Metamorphic rocks are formed due to high levels of _______ and _______.
Heat and Pressure
Sediments
This is an easy test but not the best test of identifying minerals.
This is molten rock found above the earth's surface.
What is lava?
Name 3 examples of Sediments
Broken down pieces of rock,
Sand
Soil
True of False- Metamorphic rocks can change in size and shape.
True- due to intense heat and pressure
What type of rock is affected most by weathering?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Define Earthquakes
Shaking and shifting of tectonic plates
Mohs Hardness scale has you scratch your fingernail, copper, glass, and this item to see how how hard your mineral is.
What is steel?
Igneous rocks that form inside the earth.
Is the process in which sediments move, by wind or water.
Erosion
This metamorphic rock can be used in bathrooms or kitchen floors.
Where does the rock cycle start?
Anywhere
This breaks down rock into smaller pieces
Weathering
What is Luster?
Marble is an intrusive igneous rocks because it forms these small shiny things.
What are crystals.
This type of sedimentary rocks form when dead plants from millions of years ago mineralizes. We use it to heat homes or fire up the grill!
What is coal or organic sedimentary rock?
How do metamorphic rocks get to earth's surface?
Earthquakes or they are re melted and the molten rock is brought up to Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions.
_________ and ____________ turn sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks.
Heat and pressure
What are the three main rock types?
Metamopric
Sedimentary
Igneous
D = M/V
What is the formula for Density?
This igneous rock forms on the outside. It feels hard, its black, and looks like glass.
What is Obsidian.
Can sedimentary rocks be broken down and change form? Yes or No
Answers may vary.
Examples can include- smaller sizer, different shape
Metamorphic Rocks that have bands or lines are known as this.
What is foliated?
Before rocks turn into igneous rocks they must _____
melt
When a high mass star is a red supergiant, its energy causes it to explode.
This mineral is appears gold but when it goes under this test, it leaves a gray powder.