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Minerals
Rocks
Types of Rocks
Fossils
Misc
100
An object that is solid, formed in nature, and has never been alive
What is a mineral
100
A naturally formed solid made of one or more minerals
What is a rock
100
Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock
100
The remains of a living thing that died long ago.
What is a fossil
100
Why are there fewer plant fossils?
Because the soft part of the plants are easily destroyed.
200
Name one property used to identify a mineral
What is hardness streak or color
200
Name one way people use rocks today.
What is building, cement, scultpures
200
Rock that once melted and then cooled.
What is Igneous rock
200
What is an example of an imprint fossil?
What are Animal footprints
200
This type of fossil is made from tree sap.
What is an Amber fossil
300
Name the form a mineral has
What is a crystal form
300
Obsidian is an example of what type of rock
What is igneous rock
300
Rock formed from material that has settled into layers
What is Sedimentary rock
300
This fossil is formed when mud or minerals fill a mold.
What is a cast fossil
300
Quartz is an example of what?
What is a mineral
400
Name a property used to identify a mineral
What is hardness streak or color
400
Marble is an example of what type of rock?
What is Metamorphic Rock
400
One type of rock change into another because of the _______ cycle.
What is the rock cycle
400
Most fossils are found in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock.
400
How is a rock different from a mineral?
What is a rock is made up of 1 or more minerals
500
Name a mineral found in Michigan
What is limestone, coal, gold, copper, sand, salt
500
Limetone is an example of what type of rock?
What is Sedimentary rock
500
A rock is made up of how many minerals?
One or more.
500
Which is more common: Plant fossils or animal fossils?
What are animal fossils
500
What are 2 things that need to happen for a sedimentary rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
What is heat and pressure