Minerals
Is H2O a compound?
Yes, because it has to or more elements "compounded" together
What are the two things that cause metamorphic rock to form?
Extreme Heat & Pressure
What are the three basic parts of an atom?
Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
The amount of time it takes for a radioactive isotope to lose half of its mass
Half-Life
Coal is an example of what type of sedimentary rock: Clastic, Organic, or chemical
Organic
In order to form large mineral crystals, what speed of cooling is required? Quickly or slowly?
SLOOOOWWWLY
Small particles that could be cemented together to form an appropriately named type of rock are called
Sediments
What type of charge does an electron have?
Negative
Rock layers that are positioned beneath other rock layers will be older than the layers above them.
Law of Superposition
Are sugar crystals minerals?
No, they are produced by plants which are organic, and minerals must be inorganic.
A liquid mixture of 2 or more elements or substances.
A Solution
A metamorphic rock with many bands throughout it would be called a
Foliated Rock
Ionic Bond
If a radioactive isotope has a half life of 10 years, how many half lives will occur in 90 years?
90/10= 10 half lives
According to the Rock Cycle, f I wanted to turn a metamorphic rock into an igneous rock, what would I need to do?
Melt the metamorphic rock and cool it to be igneous.
The word for describing a minerals appearance when light reflects off its surface.
Luster
A sedimentary rock that contains large chunks of other rocks is called
Clastic
This type of bond would form between two Oxygen atoms
Covalent Bond
What could cause a geological unconformity?
Erosion
What type of composition would you expect an igneous rock composed mainly of iron and magnesium to have?
Mafic or Ultra Mafic
What are the 5 properties all minerals must have?
1. Solid
2. Inorganic
3. Naturally Occurring
4. Crystal Structure
5. Definite Chemical Composition
This Extrusive igneous rock has so many holes in it from rapidly cooling that it can float on water.
Pumice or vesicular rocks
What is the name of the electrons in the outermost orbital of an atom?
Valence Electrons
What would a cross-cutting rock layer be formed by?
Magma
The Borax Crystals we made in lab were an example of what type of sedimentary rock?
Chemical Rock