Minerals
Mineral Tests
Types of Rocks
Rocks
Random
100
True/False: Minerals are pure substances

True

100

Test to show the color of a mineral's powder

Streak
100

Type of rock made from compacting and cementing

Sedimentary Rock

100
Name 3 traits of intrusive igneous rocks

Coarse-grained, rough texture, cools slowly, insulated, large crystals, made from magma

100

What is the capital of Wisconsin?

Madison

200

What structure do all minerals have?

Crystalline/Crystal

200

What is the hardest mineral on the hardness scale?

Diamond

200

Type of rock made from cooled magma or lava

Igneous Rock

200

Name 3 traits of extrusive igneous rocks

Fine-grained, smooth texture, cools quickly, made from lava, not insulated, small crystals, 

200
What was Mr. Feehan's first job?

McDonald's

300

All minerals contain 1 of the 92 naturally occurring _____________

Elements
300

What is the tool we use to determine the color of a mineral's powder?

Streak plate

300

Type of rock made by heat and pressure

Metamorphic rock

300

What are the 2 things that form sediment?

Weathering and Erosion

300

How many bones do adult humans? (I will accept within 5 either way)

206

400

Which type of minerals can conduct electricity?

Metallic minerals

400

When minerals break along a flat/even surface

Cleavage

400

What is the primary way to classify rocks?

How they are made

400

What is the term for the formation of a solid pattern?

Crystallization

400

In which country would you find the Sydney Opera house?

Australia

500

What are the 5 questions to ask about a mineral (Need all 5 to get points)

Pure? 

Natural? 

Solid? 

Nonliving/inorganic? 

Crystal structure?

500

What are the 2 special properties?

Magnetism and taste

500

Aside from how they are made, what are the other 2 ways we can classify rocks?

Texture and composition

500

Give 2 examples of chemical weathering and 2 examples of physical weathering. (Need all 4 to get points)

Chemical: Acid rain, reaction with oxygen/burning

Physical: Wind, water, ice, gravity, rivers

500

What is the only U.S capital to have 3 words?

Salt Lake City which is the capital of Utah