Rocks
What is the process of rocks changing their form called?
The Rock Cycle
What type of rock is formed by lava cooling and hardening?
Igneous
What does CONDUCTIVITY mean?
If the object allows electricity to pass through it.
What are the 3 layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle, Core
What causes many natural disasters?
Continents/Plates moving
What is the difference between a ROCK and a MINERAL?
A mineral is one pure thing and a rock is made up of multiple sediments.
What type of rock is formed by high heat and pressure underground?
Metamorphic
What are you looking at in a STREAK test?
The colour left behind by the mineral on the plate
What causes SEAFLOOR SPREADING?
Magma pushing up through the crust
What NATURAL DISASTER is soil falling down a hill or mountain?
Landslide
What type of rock has dots or holes?
Igneous
What type of rock is formed ON the surface of a volcano?
Extrusive Igneous
What is the range for the Mohs Harness Scale?
1-10
What landform is sediment/sand at the mouth of a river?
Delta
What NATURAL DISASTER is caused by tectonic plates moving?
Earthquake
What type of rock has layers that look like cake?
Sedimentary
What type of rock is formed by pieces of sediment sticking together in layers?
Sedimentary
What is the name of the test for HARDNESS of a mineral called?
Mohs Hardness
What landform looks like a mountain with a flat top?
Plateau
What NATURAL DISASTER is caused by an earthquake in the ocean?
Tsunami
What type of rock has swirly lines?
Metamorphic
What type of rock is formed UNDERGROUND near a volcano?
Intrusive Igneous
Name the type of scientist who study rocks and minerals.
Geologist
What is the name of the theory that explains why our continents are moving?
Plate Tectonics
What NATURAL DISASTER is caused by magma pushing its way up through the crust?
Volcano