Layers of the Earth
Which layer of the Earth is made up of solid iron and nickel?
Which type of rock is made from magma under the ground? These rocks can sometimes cool slowly underground or cool quickly on the surface.
Igneous Rocks
Each side of a crystal is called what?
A face
Sedimentary rocks
What are rocks from space called?
Meteorites
Which layer of the Earth is made up of mostly liquid iron and nickel?
Which type of rock is made up of tiny bits of rocks that have been pressed together? These rocks are made underwater.
Sedimentary
What is the hardest mineral according to the Moh Scale?
Diamond
The layering of sedimentary rock applies a lot of heat and pressure to the rock changing it into a what?
A Metamorphic rock
What is a person who studies rocks called?
A Geologist
Which layer of the Earth is considered the hottest layer reaching over 5,000 degrees Celsius?
The Inner Core
Which type of rock forms when heat, pressure, or both are applied to an existing rock?
Metamorphic Rocks
True or False: Minerals are living substances found in nature.
False: Minerals are non-living substances found in nature.
Magma
What is the softest mineral according to the Moh Scale?
Talc
Which layer of the Earth do people live on?
The Crust
What is another word for magma?
Lava
What is luster?
Luster is how a mineral shines
Harden lava creates what kind of rock?
Igneous
What is one example of a sedimentary rock?
Chalk, Sandstone, Limestone
True or False: Temperatures increase as you go closer to the core, and decreases as you move away from the core.
True
A rock is made up of how many minerals?
One or more minerals
The Moh Scale determines what?
The hardness of a mineral!
What are rocks from space called?
Meteorites
What mineral is added to toothpaste to help make our teeth strong?
Fluorite