Unit 8

What am I?

100

I’m made of one or more minerals.

What are rocks?

200

I’m different kind of crystals that make up rocks

What are minerals?

300

I’m the natural process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces.

What is weathering?

400

I’m small bits of rock, plant, and animal remains, and live animals.

What is soil?

500

I’m made of bones and leaves.

What are fossils?

Minerals

100

I’m a common mineral that forms rocks.

What is Mica?

200

I’m a mineral with a hardness of 7.

What is Quartz?

300

I’m a very soft mineral.

What is Talc?

400

I’m a mineral with a hardness of 10.

What is Diamond?

500

I’m a mineral with a hardness of 3.

What is Calcite?

Types of Rocks

100

I’m made of layers.

What is Sedimentary rock?

200

I’m always made of melted rock that cools.

What is Igneous rock?

300

I’m gneiss, what type of rock I am..

What is Metamorphic rock?

400

I’m formed by heat and pressure.

What is Metamorphic rock?

500

I’m formed when sedimentary rock melts.

What is Igneous rock?

Rocks

100

I’m obsidian and I have small crystals that means I cooled..

What is quickly?

200

I’m an igneous rock that has large crystals and can float in water.

What is pumice?

300

When the metamorphic rock slate changes I’m formed.

What is shale?

400

I’m the rock that forms from granite.

What is Gneiss?

500

I’m an igneous rock that has large crystals.

What is Granite?