Rock Cycle
Rock types
Observation vs inference
Minerals
100
The three types of rock in the rock cycle are
What is the igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
100
Formed by parts of rocks, shells, and dead organisms that have been worn down into small pieces
What are sedimentary rocks?
100
You make this using your 5 senses.
What is an observation?
100
True or False: Minerals are made of substances that were once living organisms
False
200
A sedimentarty rock can change to a metamorphic rock by
What is heating and compression?
200
Formed by the cooling of lava.
What are igneous rocks?
200
Daily Double!!
Make one observation and one inference about Mrs. Tuttle today. Make sure you say which is your observation and which is your inference.
200
Minerals that are rare, beautiful, and valuable.
What is gemstones such as diamonds, rubies, and emeralds?
300
An igneous rock can change into a sedimentary rock by
What is erosion and weathering?
300
Formed within deep layers of rocks that are under more pressure and hotter than the surface.
What is metamorphic rock?
300
This can be proven.
What is an observation?
300
The test in which a mineral is rubbed on a white ceramic plate.
What is streak test?
400
A metamorphic rock can change into an igneous rock by
What is heating and cooling?
400
Name this type of rock.
What is sedimentary?
400
This is an assumption.
What is an inference?
400
The name of the mineral hardness chart.
What is the Mohs scale?
500
This is the type of rock where you find fossils.
What is sedimentary rock?
500
Igneous rocks that cool slowly create bigger crystals
True or False?
What is true?
500
You make this based on observations and prior knowledge.
What is an inference?
500
The specific set of atoms arranged in a repeating pattern that is a characteristic for each mineral.
What is crystalline structure?