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Vocab 2
Science Concepts
Open ended
Extra Concepts
100
Any nonliving solid with a crystal form
What is a mineral
100
A rock that forms when heat or pressure changes an existing rock is called _____________
What is a metamorphic rock
100
Pressure from above Earth's surface and heat from magma below can produce what type of rock?
What is metamorphic rocks
100
What are the three best properties to test minerals?
What is hardness, luster, streak
100
How does an igneous rock become metamorphic?
What is they expand to heat and pressure
200
The impression of a leaf in a sedimentary rock is an example of
What is a fossil
200
The color a mineral leaves on a white tile is called it's _____
What is streak
200
How do you change limestone into marble?
What is heat and pressure
200
Gypsum can be scratched by a fingernail calcite can not be scratched by a fingernail. Which mineral is harder?
What is Calcite
200
How does a sedimentary rock become an igneous rock?
What is when it is melted into magma and then cooled
300
A rock that forms from lava or magma is classified as
What is an igneous rock
300
A rock that forms from sediment that gets cemented together under pressure is classified as
What is a sedimentary rock
300
When observing a mineral you notice black and white pieces that glitter under light. What are you seeing?
What is minerals
300
What is the relationship between minerals and rocks?
What is rocks are made of one or more minerals
300
What type of rock has layers of sediment?
What is sedimentary
400
A naturally formed solid made of one or more minerals
What is a rock
400
A minerals ability to scratch another mineral
What is hardness
400
When a scientist makes an manufactured diamond it is not considered a mineral. Why??
What is they are not made in nature
400
You are given 3 different rocks. You are told they are quartz, calcite, and fluorite. How can you determine which mineral is which?
What is Add vinegar to the minerals because calcite bubbles when acid is applied. Test the minerals for hardness. The softest will be fluorite and the hardest quartz
400
Where would igneous rock form?
What is a volcano
500
a mineral that reflects light like a piece of foil has a metallic ______________.
What is luster
500
When minerals do not break along smooth lines
What is fracture
500
What is the difference between igneous and metamorphic rocks
What is metamorphism does not involve melting
500
What types of rocks could have banding or layering?
What is metamorphic or sedimentary
500
This type of rock may contain fossils
What is sedimentary