Minerals
Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
100

A _________ is a pure substance with a specific chemical composition.

mineral
100


What happens at number 1?

melting

100

Type of igneous rock that is formed when lava cools quickly on earth's surface

extrusive rock

100

____________ sedimentary rocks are formed from the remains of dead organisms.

biochemical

100

When a metamorphic rock forms, it will start with a __________.

another rock (igneous rock or sedimentary rock)

200

When we identify minerals, _____________ is very unreliable to use because many minerals are the same or the same mineral may vary.

color

200


What belongs at numbers 3 and 4?

pressure and temperature

200

Type of igneous rock that is formed when magma beneath earth's surface cools slowly

intrusive rock

200

________ sedimentary rocks are made of small pieces called clasts stuck together

clastic
200

Metamorphic rocks are foliated and nonfoliated, what to foliated rocks have that nonfoliated rocks do not have?

layers

300

A variety of minerals make up __________.

rocks

300


What happens at numbers 5, 6, and 7?

weathering and erosion

300
Igneous rocks that are light in color will have a high _________ amount. Dark colored igneous rocks will have a low ___________ amount.

silica

300

___________ sedimentary rocks are formed when minerals are left behind when water evaporates.

chemical
300

To create a metamorphic rock, you can add either extreme heat, pressure, or ______________.

chemicals

400

When identifying minerals, you can do a streak test.  When doing a streak test, you are looking at the _________ of the streak on the plate.

color

400


What happens at number 2?

cooling and crystallization

400

Igneous rocks that cool slowly will have __________ grains/crystals.

large

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Sedimentary rocks are made of sediments. These sediments are created from  _____________ and _______________ what wear down rocks.

weathering and erosion

400
The bending and folding of a rock when put under extreme heat or pressure.

plastic deformation

500

When identifying minerals, you can perform a hardness test.  When doing the hardness test, you use the __________ scale of mineral hardness. If a mineral is soft, it will be scratched.  If a mineral is hard, the mineral will remain unscratched.

Moh's
500


What happens at number 8?

compaction and cementation

500

Igneous rocks that cool quickly will form _____________ grains/crystals.

small

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

___________ and _____________ is the process that a sedimentary rock goes through by "squishing and gluing" sediments together.

compaction and cementation

500

Contact metamorphism is when a rock changed by making direct contact with the rock through extreme heat and pressure.  ______________ metamorphism is when a large area is changed by extreme heat and pressure.

regional