1. Rocks and
Minerals

2. Jeopardy
Minerals
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3. The internal arrangement of atoms
What determines the physical
properties of a mineral?
The internal arrangement of atoms

4. This term describes the way minerals break on irregular surfaces.
Fracture

5. What is the name of a mineral’s color in powdered form?
Streak

6. The tendency of some minerals to break along straight lines forming flat surfaces is called
Cleavage

7. What is the range of hardness values found on Mohs Hardness Scale?
1-10

8. Name a fine grained igneous rock formed from basaltic magma

9. An igneous rock with glassy texture, that is dark and comes from granitic lava.
Obsidian

10. Name a high density, BASALTIC, intrusive igneous rock.
Gabbro

11. DAILY DOUBLE

12. This igneous rock is light colored, and has large grain size
Granite

13. The size of the crystals found in an igneous rock is determined by its........
Rate of cooling

14. By particle (grain) size and shape
How are detrital sedimentary rocks classified?
By particle (grain) size and shape

15. Compaction & Cementation
What two processes must occur in order for loose sediment to be made into sedimentary rock?
Compaction & Cementation

16. Name the detrital sedimentary rock which is formed by angular fragments the size of pebbles or larger.
Breccia

17. In a marine (ocean) environment
In what kind of environment do rock salt and limestone form?
In a marine (ocean) environment

18. Name a chemical sedimentary rock, that would fizz when HCl acid is added to it.
Limestone

19. In order for metamorphic rock to form, the parent rock must be subjected to.....
Heat and/or Pressure

20. Metamorphic rocks may sometimes have minerals in layers
Metamorphic rocks may sometimes have minerals in layers. This property is called
Foliation

21. A foliated metamorphic rock that is very shiny.
Schist

22. Which metamorphic rock shows banding?
Gneiss

23. When limestone is metamorphosed it becomes…
Marble

24. What kind of rock is produced if quartz sandstone is subjected to long periods of heat and/or pressure?
Quartzite

25. What kind of rock is produced when magma cools and solidifies underground?
Intrusive Igneous

26. Name a rock that may be produced when a sea evaporates.
Rock salt

27. What sort of rocks: igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic are most likely to form in stacks.

28. What property of a mineral is illustrated by the diagram?
Cleavage

29. The silicate minerals have which 2 elements in their chemical formula?
Silicon and Oxygen

30. Topic: Rocks – What else?
FINAL JEOPARDY
Topic: Rocks – What else? ?

31. Is a rock an element, compound or a mixture?