Rocks and Minerals

Minerals

100

True or False: A mineral is made up of two or more rocks.

False! A mineral is made up of a single structure. ROCKS are made up of one or more MINERALS.

200

The color of powder left behind when a mineral is rubbed against a hard surface is know as the _________.

Streak.

300

Name and Define the 4 mineral properties we tested in class.

Color - easily observed, but not always a reliable characteristic for the identification of minerals Streak - the color of the powder left behind when the mineral is rubbed against a hard, rough surface. Luster - the way light is reflected from its surface Hardness - the ability of a mineral to resist being scratched

Earths Layers/Fossils

100

Name the earth's layers from inner-most to the outer-most.

Core Mantle Crust

200

Which two animal body parts can be fossilized? a. tongue b. teeth c. organs d. bones

b. teeth d. bones

300

True or False: Fossils are made up of mineral deposits.

True! As the remains decompose, minerals fill in the impression made in the earth.

Volcanoes

100

Name the 3 types of volcanoes.

1. Shield Volcano 2. Cinder Cone Volcano 3. Composite Cone Volcano

200

I am large. I have steep sides, and erupt violently. Which type of volcano am I?

Composite Cone Volcano

300

I have steep sides. Compared to other volcanoes I'm quite small. Which type of volcano am I?

Cinder Cone Volcano

Rocks

100

I am created by weathering and erosion. What am I?

Sediment

200

Heat and pressure form which type of rock?

Metamorphic Rock

300

The cooling of lava/magma form which type of rock?

Igneous Rock

Miscellaneous

100

Compacting and Cementing of sediment form which type of rock?

Sedimentary Rock

200

How are Shield volcanoes different than Composite Cone and Cinder Cone Volcanoes?

Shield volcanoes have gently sloping sides. The othet two have steep sides.

300

A person who studies the origin, history, and structure of the earth is called a ___________.

Geologist