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