Rocks and Minerals Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What are scientists who study rocks and minerals called? | Geologists |
| What are the building blocks of rocks? | Minerals |
| What are the 4 mineral properties that we use to identify minerals? | a. luster b. hardness c. color d. streak |
| What term is used to refer to the way light reflects off a mineral? | Luster |
| Why would you use a streak plate to identify some minerals? | A streak plate is useful to identify some minerals because their "streak" is different than their solid color. (done by rubbing the mineral across the plate) |
| Why would you scratch minerals with different substances (like fingernails and pennies)? | To determine the mineral's hardness. |
| What are rocks called when they are formed from hot, molten (melted) rock material that has cooled and hardened? | Igneous Rocks |
| Hot molten rock UNDER the ground is called _______? | Magma |
| Hot molten rock that has reach the surface of the earth through a volcano is called ________? | Lava |
| When molten rock cools SLOWLY, the grains (crystals) are _________. | Large |
| When molten rock cools QUICKLY, the grains (crystals) are ________. | Small |
| When molten rock cools almost instantly . . . | no crystals form and you get volcanic glass. |
| A rock made up of tiny particles of minerals and other rock is called ___________. | Sedimentary Rock |
| Rock that has large pieces of other rocks or shells, as well as tiny grains in it is called _______. | Conglomerate Rock |
| Metamorphic rocks have been changed by ________ & ________. | Heat & Pressure |
| Heat and pressure can press minerals into _________. | Bands |
| Rocks are changed from one type of rock to another type of rock by a never-ending process called _____. | The Rock Cycle |
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