Show:
Minerals + Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Pop Trivia
100
Are sugar crystals minerals?
What is no because it's organic (C and H)
100
This word means "born of fire"?
What is "igneous"?
100
This is what sedimentary rocks are made of
What is sediment?
100
This is the meaning of the word "metamorphic".
What is "changes form".
100
Name this tune
What is the "The Fox"?
200
This is the major driving force of the rock cycle (Hint: Think global scale)
What is plate tectonics?
200
Where are intrusive rocks formed?
Where is under the surface (inside the Earth) ?
200
the major process that turns all rocks into sediment
What is weathering and erosion?
200
The process creates metamorphic rocks
What is heat and pressure?
200
This many credits are needed to graduate at Natomas High School.
What is 220?
300
Name one property we tested in the mineral lab
What are streak plates, ice, nails/pennies/glass (hardness), light interaction, cleavage, colorStreak plates, ice, nails/pennies/glass (hardness), light interaction, cleavage, color
300
What is a texture you would expect in an extrusive rock?
What is frothy, glassy, holey, small crystals?
300
Minerals have to be inorganic. Do sedimentary rocks have to be inorganic?
What is "No. They can be composed of organic material (i.e. coal, limestone, etc)."?
300
Metamorphic rocks form here.
What is kilometers below the surface?
300
The number of games NFL teams play in the regular season
What is 16?
400
Is ice a mineral? Defend your answer.
What is yes? No?
400
If an igneous rock has large, interlocking crystals, is it intrusive or extrusive?
What is intrusive?
400
This is where limestone is formed. The ocean- made up of CaCO3 (only found in ocean water)
What is the ocean- made up of CaCO3 (only found in ocean water)?
400
This is a rock created when lightning strikes sand and the sand melts and cools.
What is a fulgurite?
400
This man is the host of "The Daily Show"
Who is Jon Stewart?
500
Describe the path a rock would take to go from being a intrusive igneous rock to being a sedimentary rock.
What is igneous --> weathering and erosion --> sediment --> compaction and cementation --> sedimentary rock
500
This is the alternate name for extrusive rock is volcanic rock. What is the alternate name for intrusive rock?
What is plutonic rock.
500
This process turns sediment into a sedimentary rock? Compaction and/or cementation
What is compaction and/or cementation?
500
This is the state rock of California?
Serpentine
500
This show stars characters Blake, Adam, and Anders? (Hint: It's on Comedy Central)
What is "Workaholics"?