Rocks and Minerals
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| What is a mineral? | Solid, naturally occurring, inorganic, fixed composition, crystal structure (SNIFC)
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| Compare silicate to nonsilicate minerals | A silicate is a mineral that contains silicon and oxygen atoms and a nonsilicate is a mineral without silicon (Si)
that does not contain silicon and oxygen compounds.
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| Describe the mineral property of cleavage | tendency of a mineral to split and form flat, smooth surfaces
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| Describe the mineral property of hardness | ability of a mineral to resist scratching
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| Describe radioactivity | unstable atomic nuclei decay over time, releasing particles and energy
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| Define igneous rock | rock that forms when magma cools and hardens deep within the crust
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| Define sedimentary rock | rock that forms when sediments are compressed or cemented together and harden (WEDCC processes)
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| Define metamorphic rock | meaning “changed form” -rock that forms when existing rock is altered by heat and pressure
heat and pressure
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| Describe the rock cycle | The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, and is destroyed,
and forms again by geological processes
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| The rock texture of the igneous rock called granite | coarse-grained
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| Describe clastic sedimentary rock. | sedimentary rock that is made up of rock fragments that become compacted and cemented
together
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| Define regional contact metamorphism. | change in rocks as the result of changes in temperature and pressure over a large area
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| native mineral | a mineral that is an element
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| What is a silicate? | A mineral that is a compound with silicon.
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| The most common type of mineral in earth's crust. | silicate (Silicon and Oxygen compound)
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| What type of rock is formed from a pyroclastic volcano | igneous
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| What type of rock is formed from sediment cemented together? | sedimentary clastic
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| What is the difference between extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks? | Extrusive is formed on the surface
Intrusive is formed inside the earth
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| What type of sedimentary rock is formed from evaporation of water? | chemical sedimentary
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| What does WEDCC stand for? | Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Cementation, and Compaction
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| Symbol for Gold | Au
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| Symbol for Silver | Ag
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| Symbol for Iron | Fe
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| Symbol for Lead | Pb
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| Symbol for Tin | Sn
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| Symbol for Copper | Cu
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| Symbol for Uranium | U
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| Uranium has a special property of... | radioactivity
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| How do you classify a mineral? (SNIFC) | Solid naturally occuring inorganic fixed composition crystal structure
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| cementation | when spaces in the rock are filled with silica, rust, or calcite
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| compaction | lower layers of a rock are pressed together by upper layers
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| weathering | when rocks are broken into smaller fragments
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