Minerals
Molten rock inside Earth. Molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface.
What is Magma and Lava?
This is the softest mineral on Mohs scale of hardness.
What is talc?
The scale used to measure hardness of a mineral.
What is Mohs scale of hardness?
These are the types of sedimentary rocks.
What are clastic, organic, and chemical?
The process(es) that form(s) igneous rock.
What is crystallization? Cooling of magma or lava.
The processes that form metamorphic rocks.
What are heat and pressure?
This is not a reliable characteristic to identify minerals alone.
What is color?
This may be found in sedimentary rocks.
What are fossils, pieces of leaves/trees/plants, other rocks.
State the difference between intrusive and extrusive.
What is deep inside earth from molten magma(intrusive) and on Earths surface from erupting volcanoes(extrusive)?
The types of metamorphic rocks.
What are foliated and non-foliated?
You see a rock with very large crystals. Name the type and subtype.
What is intrusive igneous?
Sedimentary rocks are likely to be found here.
What is on Earth's surface?
Rocks that form on the surface have _________ crystals. Why?
What are smaller crystals because they cool quickly?
The processes that create metamorphic rocks.
What are heat and pressure?
The types of mineral luster.
What are metallic, nonmetallic, vitreous, glassy, waxy, resinous?
What is weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation (lithification)?
This type of igneous rock has large crystals. Name the type and explain why.
What is intrusive because it cools more slowly?
This is where metamorphic rocks get heat to form.
What is Earth's mantle?
Non-mineral items found on Mohs scale of hardness.
What are fingernail, penny, steel/knife, glass?