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Rocks
Minerals
Rock Cycle
Uses
Identifying Rocks & Minerals
100
a rock that forms from magma and lava
What is Igneous rock?
100
when the grains in a rock are large and easy to see
What is grain size?
100
forces deep inside Earth and at the surface produce a slow cycle that builds, destroys, and changes the rocks in the crust
What is the rock cycle?
100
tiles and roofs
What is slate used for?
100
an easily observed physical property that can be used to identify minerals
What is color?
200
a rock that forms from sediment
What is Sedimentary rock?
200
when the grains in a rock vary widely in shape
What is grain shape?
200
the rocks in the rock cycle
What is edimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock?
200
statues and monuments
What is marble used for?
200
a test that shows the color of a mineral's powder
What is streak?
300
a rock that forms with heat and pressure
What is Metamorphic rock?
300
when grains in a rock often form patterns
What is grain pattern?
300
when lava and magma shoot out of a volcano
What is volcanic activity
300
tombstones and graves
What is granite used for?
300
a term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface
What is luster?
400
a type orf sedimentary rock that forms from the remains of dead and decyed plants
What is organic rock?
400
how a rock feels
What is texture?
400
a force that squeezes and heats a rock
What is heat and pressure?
400
burning to make gas and tools
What is coal used for?
400
how a mineral/rock feels
What is texture?
500
a type of metamorphic rock that is cassified as a group that have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands
What is foliated rocks?
500
how a rock looks and is shaped
What is mineral composition and color?
500
when rocks in the rock cycle heat up and change forces to a liqiud
What is melting?
500
used to make drawings on side walks
What is chalk used for?
500
when scientists study the rock's crystals under a microscope
What is mineral composition?