Types of Rocks
Name the 3 types of rocks
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
What is a positive impact of mining?
•it provides us with salt that allows us to clear our roads
•gives us special resources to make buildings & bricks
•give us mineralsto make aluminon cans and foil
what rock is made when sand, mud, and pebbles get compressed in layers?
sedimentary
Which rock is most likely formed after a volcanic eruption?
Igneous
What does magnetism mean?
Attracts or repels
What is a negative impact of mining?
•It pollutes the air, soil and water
•Takes away homes for animals
•clears trees
•leaves big holes in the ground
what type of rock is formed when other rocks are exposed to high temperature and pressure?
metamorphic
Limestone is an example of which type of rock?
sedimentary
What does transparency mean?
The way light passes through an object
diamonds, materials to make drywall, aluminum cans
what type of rock is formed by hardening lava?
igneous
marble is an example of which type of rock?
metamorphic
What does hardness mean?
How something interacts when scratched
CGC
what is created by nature and found in rocks?
minerals
what is studied by paleontologists to find out more about earths history?
fossils
What does lustre mean?
How light interacts with the surface of an object
What does the word sustainable mean? For example, we need to find more sustainable ways to mine
what is formed by nature and made of minerals?
rocks