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Minerals
Rocks
Rocks
Stems
Labs
100
Cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic, and hexagonal
What is the six basic crystal systems
100
1) Rock material that melts into a red, very hot liquid 2) Magma that reaches Earth's surface
1) What is magma 2) What is lava
100
How rocks are formed, weathered, and then formed again
What is the rock cycle
100
The meaning is Earth (give the stem and an example)
What is a)geo, and b) geography, geologist, ect.
100
Our group's rock had crystals (true or false)
What is true/ false (depending on the group)
200
1) A natrually occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and definate chemical composition that is found in or on Earth 2) Contains metals, smelting seperates it's parts, mine it for money
1) What is a mineral 2) What is ore
200
1) Sediments moving to new locations by wind, water, ice, or gravity 2) Water, temperature changes, wind, and plants breaking down rocks, shells, and other materials into tiny bits
1) What is erosion 2) What is weathering
200
1) Little bits of rock 2) Made from once-living things
1) What is sediments 2) What is organic rock
200
The meaning is light (give the stem and an example)
What is a)photo, and b) photosynthesis, photograph, ect.
200
1) (Blank), (blank), and (blank) had a metallic luster 2) (Blank) had a yellow streak, while (blank) had a white/ light grey streak
1) What is galena, pyrite, and copper sulfide 2) What is sulfur; talc
300
1) When the mineral shines like the polished surface of metal 2) A set of ten sample minerals used to test hardness
1) What is metallic luster 2) What is the Moh's Scale
300
1) Light colored, and crystalizes into different minerals depending on the cooling rate 2) Various colors, has holes 3) Various colors, the word comes from the Greek language and means "to change form"
1) What is a Sedimentary rock 2) What is an Igneous rock 2) What is a Metamorphic rock
300
1) Formed from once-living things; can be burned to generate energy 2) Cannot be replaced easily
1) What is fossil fuel 2) What is a nonrenewable resource
300
1) The meaning is specialist (give the stem and an example) 2) The meaning is shock/earthquake
1) What is a)ologist, and b) paleontologist, geologist, ect. 2) What is a)seismo, and b)seismograph, ect.
300
1) In the acid test, (blank) bubbled and (blank) dissolved 2) The hardest mineral(s) we tested was (blank)
1) What is calcite; halite 2) What is pyrite and copper sulfide
400
Cleavage, color, streak, luster, hardness, and fracture
What is the six mineral properties
400
1) Small sediments sticking together to form solid rock 2) Large sediments being cemented together natrually when water soaks into sand and pebbles
1) What is compaction 2) What is cementation
400
1) Mineral deposits from dried-up seas or lakes 2) The most common sedimentary rock; formed by compaction, cementation, or both
1) What is chemical rock 2) What is clastic rock
400
1) The meaning is rock (give the stem and an example) 2) The meaning is color (give the stem and an example)
1) What is a)petro, and b) petrology, petrologist, ect. 2) What is a)chromo, and b)chromosphere, ect.
400
The mystery minerals in the "Make a rock" labe were (blank), (blank), and (blank)
What is pyrite, calcite, and quartz
500
1) Mineral atoms arranged in a regular, repeating pattern in a mineral 2) A mineral with flat surfaces and angled sides, or faces, that join at different angles
1) What is crystal structure 2) What is a crystal
500
1) A natural solid that is made up of one or more minerals 2) When sediments sink and collect on the ocean floor
1) What is a rock 2) What is deposition
500
1) Formed when sediments erode from other rocks or dead plants and animals then are compressed into rock 2) Formed when sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rock is transformed by heat and/or pressure 3) Formed when molten material cools and haardens
1) What is Sedimentary rock 2) What is Metamorphic rock 3) What is Igneous rock
500
1) The meaning is to change form (give the stem and an example) 2) The meaning is sun (give the stem and an example)
1) What is a)morph, and b) metamorphasis, metamorphic, ect. 2) What is a)helio, and b) heliocentric, ect.
500
1) Name three rocks that you identified from the "Identifying Rocks" lab and include descriptions 2) My hypothesis on how the layers in the "Making Rocks" lab would settle is (true/ false)
1) What is ex. pumice, that is light colored, light weight, and porus; granite, that is light pink or light grey with visible crystals; petrified wood, that is red, yellow, or orange, and it's characteristics depend on the organic matter petrified, but is has smoothe texture with sharp edges 2) What is true/ false (depending on your results)