Types of Rocks
Where are rocks found?
Everywhere!
Chalk is an example of what SPECIFIC rock?
Limestone
What is a solid material that is a lump of minerals that grow or are fused together called?
____________ is a force that attracts or repels objects made of magnetic material, like iron, steel, or nickel.
Magnetism
What is the difference between rocks and minerals?
Minerals are different from rocks because they are inorganic and not created from animals or plants. Rocks are made up of two or more minerals.
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks
95% of the earth's crust is made up of what kind of rock?
Igneous rock.
What is Paleontology?
The study of the earth's history based on fossils.
____________ is the property of allowing light to pass through something (“see-through”).
Transparency
Lustre, Hardness, Streak, Magnetism or Colour.
What kind of rock is made when sand, mud and pebbles (sediments) get compressed in layers?
Sedimentary rock
Sandstone is an example of what kind of rock?
Sedimentary rocks.
What kind of metamorphic rock is made from a sedimentary rock called limestone?
Marble
___________ is a measure of how resistant a material is to being scratched.
Hardness
What are the three types of mining called?
Surface mining, underground mining and panning.
What kind of rock is formed when other rocks are exposed to high temperatures and pressure?
Metamorphic rock
What kind of rock is made up of bits and pieces from animal shells?
Limestone
How is the Igneous rock Basalt formed?
It is formed when lava cools and hardens.
____________ describes how light interacts with the surface of an object (shiny or dull).
Lustre
What is fossilization?
The process where the remains of an organism are preserved in sedimentary rock.
What kind of rock is formed through the cooling and hardening of magma?
Igneous rock.
In Hawaii, what kind of rock is the large shield volcano called Mauna Loa made out of?
Basalt
What is the rock cycle?
The cycle is used to describe how rocks are formed, how they break apart, and how they reform into other rocks.
____________ is the colour of a mineral when it is crushed into a powder.
Streak
What is an example of a mineral that is used in our foods?
Salt