Minerals Rock Cycle Sediments Forces of Nature Potpourri
Tell one characteristic of all minerals
Any of the following: Pure Definite Crystaline structure Natural
Name two ways crystals can form.
From evaporating water Cooling Magma
Diamond has a _________ of 10.
Hardness
What are the two possible kinds of Luster?
Metallic and non-metallic
Explain how the atoms are arranged in a Crystal
In a repeating pattern
What are the three types of rocks in the rock cycle?
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
For a rock to go from metamorphic to igneous, what must happen? (name two things)
It must first Melt then Cool and Harden
Name two forces that drive the rock cycle.
Heat from inside the earth Weathering and Erosion Gravity
Name the two processes that happen to form sedimentary rock from sediments.
Compaction and Cementation
Each step in our rock cycle game represented how many years?
200,000 Years
What type of rock do sediments come from?
All Types
What are sediments?
Small particles of rock, minerals, and organic material
Name 3 ways sediments are formed.
Many answers possible
What must happen in order for sediments to form sedimentary rock?
Compaction and cementation
What type of sedimentary rock is this?
Conglomorate
What force causes landslides?
Gravity
What formed the Grand Canyon?
A river
What is the main source of energy behind weather on the Earth?
The Sun
What two types of weather slowly eat away at rocks.
Wind and rain
Explain how a large rock could be cracked in half naturally while sitting still? (Not including being hit by another hard object)
Water seeping through small cracks and then freezing and expanding
A type of rock formed from cooling lava or magma
Igneous
Granite is an igneous rock formed underground. How does it form?
When magma slowly cools.
Name 3 things that rocks are made of.
Minerals, glass, organic material
Name the 5 things that make up soil.
1.Bits of rock 2.Mineral fragments 3.Dead and living things 4.Water 5.Air
What heats up the interior of the Earth
Radioactive Decay