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Rocks and minerals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List six uses of rocks | Cleaning products, jewelry, countertops, walkways, gravestones, fuel(coal), roofing, concrete |
| List three extrusive rocks | Basalt, rhyolite ,tuff |
| Which type of igneous rock is course grained | Intrusive |
| What does it mean if an igneous rock is course grained | The grains or crystals are large |
| List three intrusive igneous rocks | Granite, pegmatite ,diorite, gabbro, peridotite |
| Which type of igneous rock is fine grained | Extrusive |
| What does it mean if an igneous rock is fine grained | The crystals or grains are small |
| What does intrusive mean | Inside the Earth |
| What does extrusive mean | Outside the Earth |
| What is the difference between magma and lava | Manama is below earths surface and lava is on earths surface |
| Where can igneous rocks form | On or below Earth's surface |
| What are igneous rocks | Rocks that form from molten material |
| What is the basic "building block"(ingredient) of rocks | Minerals (sometimes or organic matter) |
| How are rocks classified | By their origin |
| Define origin | How or where something formed |
| Even though it is a naturally occurring solid why is coal NOT a mineral | Because coal is organic and to be a mineral coal must be INORGANIC |
| What is the most common mineral group found in Earths crust | Silicates |
| Using the MOHs hardness scale list which minerals can scratch Quartz | Diamond, corundum, topaz |
| Define reclamation | Restoring land that has been mined back to its ORIGINAL sate |
| What process is used to separate minerals from ore | Smelting |
| Define ore | A rock that contains a useful amount of mineral in it |
| List six common uses of minerals | Appliances,batteries,deodorant ,coins, medicine, technology, drilling, cosmetics, dental equipment, radiation barriers |
| Why is color NOT a useful property to identify a mineral | Because color can change often. ( when reacting to air, water, or impurities |
| What is the difference between cleavage and fracture | Cleavage breaks along flat, even patterns, and fracture breaks along jagged Uneven patterns |
| Once a substance is determined to be a mineral, what are the seven properties used to identify that mineral | Hardness, cleavage, streak, density, luster, fracture, color |
| What are the five characteristics of a mineral | They must be inorganic, natural,solid, definite set of elements, crystal structure |
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