6th Grade Rocks and Minerals
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| A mineral is inorganic, which means that it contains ______. | no materials that were once part of living things
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| The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a ___________. | crystal
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| What is the hardest known mineral? | Diamond
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| Most minerals do NOT split apart evenly. Instead they have a characteristic type of ________. | fracture
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| What is the softest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale? | talc
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| Igneous rock that cools very quickly when it forms has a texture that is ________. | smooth and shiny with no visible grain
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| When all grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as _______. | coarse grained
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| What do geologists determine to describe a rock's texture? | the size, shape, and pattern of the rock's grains
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| What rock is formed from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface? | igneous
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| Igneous rocks that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface is called ___________ rock. | extrusive
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| What is the process in which running water, ice, or wind loosen and carry away rock fragments? | erosion
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| What rocks have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands? | Foliated
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| Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into _____________. | metamorphic rock
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| A series of processes on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from one kinds to another is called ___________. | the rock cycle
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| Shiny, metallic, and pearly are terms used to describe _______________. | luster
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| What rocks are igneous rocks that formed beneath Earth's surface? | intrusive
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| A mineral with a hardness of 6 will scratch a mineral with a hardness __________ than 6. | less
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| High pressure can change an igneous rock into a _____________________. | metamorphic rock
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| What is the process in which dissolved minerals and particles of sediment stick together to form sedimentary rock? | cementation
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| Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things are called ____________. | sediment
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| What is the process by which sediment settles out of wind or water? | deposition
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| What is a rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals? | geode
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| How does metamorphic rock change to sedimentary rock? | Metamorphic rock could be exposed and erode. The eroded particles are deposited, then compaction and cementation change them into sedimentary rock.
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| What is needed for deposition to end and compaction to begin? | increased pressure and temperature
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