Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What are the four basic questions to ask about rocks and minerals?
|
1. Is it inorganic?
2. Does it occur naturally? 3. Is it a solid in crystalline form? 4. Does it have a definite chemical composition? |
|
|
What is a mineral?
|
a natural, inorganic, crystalline solid
|
|
|
Where are minerals found?
|
in the earth's crust
|
|
|
What are the two groups minerals are split into?
|
silicates and non-silicates
|
|
|
What are silicates?
|
silicates are minerals that contain silicon and oxygen
|
|
|
What percentage of the earth's crust is silicates?
|
96 %
|
|
|
What are two types of silicates?
|
feldspar and quartz
|
|
|
What are non-silicates?
|
non-silicates are minerals that do not contain silicon
|
|
|
What are six types of non-silicates?
|
carbonates, halides, native elements, oxides, sulfates, and sulfides
|
|
|
How many types of minerals are known to scientist?
|
over 3,000
|
|
|
What are the seven characteristics of minerals?
|
1. color
2. luster 3. streak 4. fractures 5. hardness 6. shape 7. density |
|
|
What are the three main types of rocks?
|
1. Metamorphic
2. Igneous 3. Sedimentary |
|
|
What are metamorphic rocks?
|
rocks that formed through heat and pressure
|
|
|
What are igneous rocks?
|
rocks that form from volcanic activity and cooled magma.
|
|
|
What is sedimentary rock?
|
Rock that is formed from sediments cemented together
|
|
|
What is sediment?
|
rocks, minerals, and organic matter that has been broken down into smaller fragments.
|
|
|
In the rock cycle, magma cools to form what type of rock?
|
igneous rock
|
|
|
In the rock cycle, heat and pressure creates what type of rock?
|
metamorphic rock
|
|
|
In the rock cycle, when igneous rock weathers or erodes, it forms what?
|
sediments
|
|
|
In the rock cycle, the pressure and cementation of sediments produce what type of rock?
|
sedimentary rock
|
|
|
In the rock cycle, when sedimentary rock weathers or erodes, what is produced?
|
sediments
|
|
|
In the rock cycle, when heat and pressure is applied to igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks, what type of rock is produced?
|
metamorphic
|
|
|
In the rock cycle, when igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks melt, they all produce what substance?
|
magma
|
|
|
In the rock cycle, magma cools to form what type of rock?
|
igneous rock
|
|
|
What is an atom?
|
it is the building block of matter
|
|
|
What are the three main particles of an atom?
|
proton, neutron, electron
|
|
|
Which particles of the atom are located in the nucleus?
|
the proton and the neutron
|
|
|
Which particle(s) of the atom is located in the orbitals or cloud?
|
the electron
|
