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Rockin' Rock Types
Map Making and More
Test it!
Name That Mineral
Layers of the Earth
100
This is the name for a rock that is composed of other tiny little rocks or minerals.
What is sedimentary?
100
This part of map indicates North, South, East and West.
What is the compass?
100
This test is based on the "Mohs Scale".
What is hardness?
100
This mineral smells like rotten eggs. Yuck!
What is sulfur?
100
This layer, like in a bread loaf, is the top layer of the Earth.
What is the crust?
200
This is the name for a rock that contains many layers, sometimes as a result of extreme pressure and heat.
What is "metamorphic"?
200
Another word for this part of a map is "key".
What is the legend?
200
We found that the minerals calcite and halite dissolved in acid. Therefore they are considered this in acid.
What is soluble?
200
This mineral is found on beaches and, according to some, has "metaphysical" properties.
What is quartz?
200
This layer is the inner most layer of the Earth. It’s hot, solid and made mostly of iron.
What is the inner core?
300
This type of rock cools inside a volcano.
What is an intrusive igneous rock?
300
This part of the map helps the reader figure out the actual distance between two points on a map.
What is the scale?
300
If you use a ceramic one of these, you can see the powder left by many minerals.
What is streak plate?
300
This mineral leaves an red-orange streak and is sometimes used for jewelry.
What is hematite?
300
This layer is the middle layer of the Earth, kind of like the milk in our hot-chocolate experiment.
What is the mantle?
400
This type of rock cools outside of volcano.
What is an extrusive igneous rock?
400
This is the name for a person who makes maps.
What is a cartographer?
400
This is term used for minerals that are not see through at all.
What is opaque?
400
This mineral is the second most common in the world. It is hard, and is commonly found in granite.
What is feldspar?
400
This part of the core of the Earth is actually liquid.
What is the outer core?
500
Granite is an example of this type of rock (be specific).
What is intrusive igneous rock?
500
This is the name for the distance between two contour lines.
What is contour interval?
500
This "optical illusion" occurs with the mineral Calcite when you place it on top of straight lines and squiggly lines.
What is double refraction?
500
This mineral is salty, and is sometimes used as a non-lethal bullet.
What is halite?
500
This is the name for the movement of hot liquids upwards and cooler liquids to the bottom.
What is convection?