Rocks/ Minerals 1
What is the name of the rock that is formed from hot molten material?
Igneous Rock
What is a rock made of?
A rock is composed of multiple minerals.
This characteristic of a rock defines its smoothness or roughness.
Texture.
Diamond
What is lava called when it hasn't left the surface of the earth yet?
Magma
What is the name of the rock formed by extreme heat and pressure? (Bonus if you can name one)
Metamorphic Rock (Quartzite, Marble, Pyroxene)
True or false? A mineral can be made of multiple rocks.
This characteristic of a rock defines its shininess or dullness.
Luster or Lustre
Name 3 tools that are used to scratch a rock to determine its hardness
4 of: Fingernail, Penny, Steel nail/ screwdriver, Glass, Streak plate.
Where on a sheet of looseleaf do we start a sentence? Draw a piece of looseleaf on your whiteboard, and neatly write all of your groups names in a sentence (My group members include: ___, ___, ____...).
The red margin on the left.
What rock is the name of the rock formed from the compression of small pieces of organic material and minerals?
Sedimentary rock.
What is the definition of Geology?
The study of rocks and minerals!
Fill in the blank: The geologist Friedrich Mohs created the Mohs Scale of ________.
Mohs Scale of Hardness.
When I went around scratching your rocks on the clay plate, what was I looking for on the plate?
The rocks streak.
Name as many examples of Gemstones as your group can.
group with the most correct answers will win.
Name as many examples of Igneous rocks as your group can.
Granite, Pumice, Basalt etc.
What are the 2 kinds of Igneous rock?
1. Intrusive
2. Extrusive
Name 4 important characteristics of rocks and minerals.
1. Shape 2. Colour 3. Texture 4. Luster 5. Hardness
This mineral is a 7 on the Moh's Hardness scale.
Quartz
What mineral is in pencils?
Lead or Graphite
Name as many examples of Sedimentary rocks as your group can.
Sandstone, Coal, Shale, Limestone, etc.
Answers will vary; pencils, roads, cutlery, electronics etc.
This is the softest mineral known.
Name an edible mineral (you can eat it).
Salt, Rock Salt, Halite.
Converse with your group and attempt to explain what erosion is? Write down A. your groups definition and B. 3 things that you either know or would like to know about erosion.
Answers will vary.