Minerals
Is a mineral a solid?
Yes.
What are rocks made of?
a mixture of crystals of one or more minerals
Where are igneous rocks made?
below the Earth's surface or on the surface
Sedimentary rocks are formed by....
weathering and erosion
Metamorphic comes from meta, which means __________ and morphos which means _________.
changed ....shape
What is the smallest part of an element?
An atom
What are the three types of rocks?
sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
Igneous comes from the latin word for ...
fire
The most noticeable feature of sedimentary rock is its layers, or ...
strata
Most metamorphic rocks are changed by
heat and pressure
A substance that is made of two or more elements is ...
a compound
A sedimentary rock can turn into a metamorphic rock by...
heat and pressure
Igneous rock is formed when ....
magma or lava cools and then solidifies or freezes
What are the three main categories of sedimentary rock?
clastic, chemical, and organic
What are the two types of metamorphic rock?
foliated and nonfoliated
What are the two types of minerals?
silicate and non-silicate
An Igneous rock can become a sedimentary rock by...
weathering, erosion, compaction, and cementation
Intrusive rocks are formed ______ the Earth's surface.
below
Name three ways a rock can be weathered into fragments.
wind, water, ice, sunlight, gravity
Which type of metamorphic rock has a regular pattern, like pages in a book? foliated or nonfoliated?
foliated
Name three everyday uses for minerals.
kitchen utensils, medicines, thermometers, spices, computers, transportation, buildings
A metamorphic rock can become a sedimentary rock by...
weathering and erosion
Most volcanic rock is intrusive or extrusive?
extrusive
In which type of sedimentary rock would you find fossils?
Organic sedimentary rock
Marble is an example of __________metamorphic rock
nonfoliated