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"Rocky Road"
"Mineralicious"
"Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Oh My!"
"Gem-tastic!"
Crystal Cool!
100
chemical
What type of rocks are formed when seawater, loaded with dissolved minerals, evaporates?
100
Ore
What is a mineral that contains something that can be useful and sold for a profit?
100
Include foliated and nonfoliated kinds of rocks.
What are metamorphic rocks?
100
...is happening all the time.
What is the rock cycle?
100
Rocks that are produced when melted rock cools and hardens are called _______ rocks.
What is igneous?
200
Igneous rocks.
Which type of rocks include intrusive and extrusive kinds of rocks?
200
A solid mineral with a repeating pattern of atoms.
What is a crystal?
200
Rocks formed over millions of years from living matter.
What are organic rocks?
200
means "change of form"
What is metamorphic?
200
Which properties are NOT commonly used to identify minerals?
What are mass and size?
300
Extrusive
What type of rocks form when lava cools on Earth's surface?
300
Gem
What is a mineral that is rare and can be cut and polished, giving it a beautiful appearance?
300
Intrusive Rocks
What are igneous rocks that form below the surface of Earth?
300
The size of mineral crystals in igneous rocks depends on...
What is the time it takes melted rock to cool?
300
What can occur in the rock cycle?
What is sedimentary rock is heated and squeezed to form metamorphic rock?
400
Sedimentary rocks
What type of rocks include detridal, chemical, and organic kinds of rocks?
400
Rocks with bands of minerals that have been heated and squeezed into parallel layers.
What are foliated rocks?
400
Rocks made of grains of minerals or other rocks that are moved and deposited into layers.
What are detrital rocks?
400
Foliated and nonfoliated rocks are both types of ____ rocks.
What is metamorphic?
400
Broken pieces of rock are deposited into piles and are cemented together by other minerals. What type of rock has been formed?
What is sedimentary?
500
The Rock Cycle
What is a diagram that shows the process of how rocks are changed from one type to another?
500
rock
What is a solid that is usually made of two or more minerals?
500
Metamorphic rocks with no distinct layers or bands.
What are nonfoliated rocks?
500
Rocks are usually made of minerals
What is a statement that best express the relationship between rocks and minerals?
500
When is your science test over rocks and minerals?
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