Rocks
Name the three types of rocks
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Name three physical properties of minerals
lustre
hardness
streak
colour
magnetism
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral
Minerals are different because they are inorganic and not created from animals or plants. Rocks are made up of two or more minerals.
What is the study of the earth and what its made of called?
Geology
What kind of a rock is formed from exposed to high temperature and pressure
Metamorphic
How is streak measured?
By rubbing a mineral against a streak plate
Which rock is most likely formed after a volcanic eruption?
A person who studies rocks, minerals, fossils, landforms and the layers of the earth is called?
Geologist
Rock made from sand, mud, and pebbles compressed in layers
Sedimentary
What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale
Marble is an example of which type of rock?
A scientist who studies fossils is called?
Paleonotologist
What is formed from nature and made of minerals
What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale?
Diamond
Limestone is an example of which type of rock
Sedimentary
Weathering
Rocks formed by hardening lava are called
Igneous
What is a hardness scale
a scale that tests the hardness of a mineral by scratching other materials
What does mining do that doesn't benefit us?
Pollutes the air, sand and water
To group things according to how they are similar is called to