the scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral
What is Moh's hardness scale.
100
the difference between extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks (2 examples)
What is extrusive: cools rapidly and has small grains
intrusive: cools slowly and has large grains
100
the charges on a proton and neutron
What is positive and neutral
100
the two main agent of erosion
What is wind and water
100
the two elements found in all silicate minerals
What is silicon and oxygen
200
Using the Mohs hardness scale name a mineral that can scratch anything?
What is a diamond
200
the rocks you would most likely find on the:
continental crust:
oceanic crust:
What is granite and basalt
200
Electrons are found where on an atom
What is outside the nucleus
200
2 examples of mechanical weathering
What is 1. water freezing 2. gravity 3. plant roots 4. wind
200
the two elements found in table salt
What is sodium and chlorine
300
using the Mohs hardness scale, the mineral that can scratch fluorite and feldspar, but not topaz.
What is quartz
300
how does a metamorphic rock turn into a sedimentary rock
What is weathering and erosion
300
the formula for finding the number of neutrons of an element
What is atomic mass - atomic number.
300
2 examples of chemical weathering
What is acid rain, rust
300
explain the difference between magma and lava
What is magma is found inside the volcano and lava is found outside
400
90% of all minerals and the Earths crust are made up of these two elements.
What is oxygen and silicon
400
the processes that create sedimentary rocks are
What is erosion, deposition, and cementation
400
Identify these elements by their atomic number: 8, 14, 27
What is oxygen, silicon, cobalt
400
Describe how acid rain forms
What is carbon dioxide or other gases mixes with water
400
How many neutrons are in these elements: Na, O, Si
What is 12 , 8, 14
500
3 tests that can be performed on a mineral to determine what it is
What is luster, scratch test, streak, color, acid test
500
draw the rock cycle using the following words
1. Igneous rock 2. Sedimentary rock 3. Metamorphic rock 4. Sediments 5. Cementation and compaction
6. Burial 7. Sediments 8. Heat and Pressure 9. Magma and Lava 10. Erosion
What is answer will vary
500
Draw the formula for NaCl and H20
What is different answers
500
give 3 examples of how humans contribute to erosion
What is building dams, farming, beach erosion, pollution