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Minerals
Rocks and Rock Cycle
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
100
Term used to describe how light is reflected from a minerals surface
What is luster
100
grain size is large and easy to see
What is coarse grained
100
process that forms igneous rocks
What is magma and lava cooling
100
small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
What is sediment
100
Process that changes any rock into a metamorphic rock
What is heat and pressure
200
The scale used to determine a minerals hardness
What is the Mohs hardness scale
200
the forces inside and at the surface of Earth that build, destroy, and change the rocks in the crust
What is the rock cycle
200
Igneous rocks form beneath Earth or on Earth's surface these are called
What is intrusive and extrusive
200
the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it
What is deposition
200
Where nearly all metamorphic rocks form
What is inside Earth
300
the mineral that cannot scratch any other minerals (softest on Mohs scale)
What is talc
300
the 20 or so minerals that make up most rocks of Earth's crust
What is rock forming minerals
300
people have used igneous rocks for
What is tools and building materials
300
Three major sedimentary rock groups
What is clastic, organic, chemical
300
Thin, flat layering found in most metamorphic rocks
What is foliated
400
a mineral made of pure elements
What is copper, gold, or silver
400
described as banded or nonbanded
What is grain pattern
400
Igneous rock commonly used for building material
What is granite
400
Sedimentary rock made up of rock fragments with rounded edges
What is conglomerate
400
Two most important metamorphic rocks for building and sculpture
What is marble and slate
500
the five characteristics all minerals must be
What is naturally occurring, inorganic processes, solid, crystal structure, chemical composition
500
jagged grain shape
What is breccia
500
Igneous rock with large crystals surrounded by smaller crystals
What is porphyry
500
Sedimentary rock used in making cement and steel
What is limestone
500
Metamorphic rock formed when limestone is subjected to heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface
What is marble