Related Essays

  • Rock Cycle Worksheet

    Students will be able identify the three basic rock structures from the three parts of the Rock Cycle and be able to explain how they were made. I Can Stat...

  • English Language Learners: Classroom Analysis

    The students are acting as Geologists throughout this unit and will develop skills such as; observation, writing their observations, performing geologic test...

  • Creative Writing: Rocky Island

    “Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary rocks,” said PJ. “Good,” said Zoe. “Can anyone describe what an igneous rock is?” She picked up a light colored rock...

  • Rocks Age

    Metamorphic rocks are formed by great heat and pressure. Igneous rocks are formed by volcanoes. Sedimentary rocks are

  • Pyrite: Fool's Gold

    Pyrite does not have a cleavage pattern, but has a conchoidal fracture pattern, a black with a hint of green streak color, and a brittle tenacity. Another pr...

  • Reflection On Project Approach

    We implemented this topic to the students through stations where students take turns to feel the texture and observe the shape and look of each rock of Sedim...

  • What Are The Stages Of The Rock Cycle

    How the Rock Cycle Works by using Chocolate We did a chocolate lab that represented the rock cycle. We used white and dark chocolate in this lab that was t...

  • Rock Cycle Dbq

    6th Science DBQ Anna-Sophia Pinson Did you know that if you melt a rock, it will turn into magma? Scientists know all of this because they study the rock cyc...

  • Chapter 5 Ocean Sediments

    These sediments are classified into four different groups terrigenous, biogenous, hydrogenous and cosmogenous. Sediments also differ according to what they a...

  • Reading Passage Analysis

    By cooling and solidification of lava, igneous rock will be formed, and this makes up approximately 64.7% of the earth’s crust. The second common one is Sedi...

  • Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/18

Click to flip

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;

18 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
What is a rock cycle?
The sequence of processes that change rocks from one type to another over long periods.
What is a mineral?
A solid nonliving substance that occurs naturally in rocks or in the ground.
What is an igneous rock?
A type of rock that forms from melted rock that cools and hardens.
What is the physical property, texture?
The way something feels.
What is a streak?
A physical property of a mineral.
How is a streak test performed?
When you rub a mineral across a surface, the mineral leaves a streak of powder.This colored streak can help scientists identify two minerals that look alike.
What is a rock?
a solid substance made of minerals
One way that rocks and minerals are similar.
Rock can be made of many minerals or of one mineral with different-sized grains.
What is a metamorphic rock?
rock that has changed from another type of rock. High temperature and pressure form this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
A type of rock that forms when layers of sediment are pressed together.
What is sediment?
Sediment is pieces of rock that have been broken down and moved.
What are the three different groups in which rocks are classified?
1. Igneous
2.Sedimentary
3. Metamorphic
How are igneous rocks formed?
Igneous rocks are formed when melted rock cools and hardens.
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Sedimentary rocks are formed when layers of sediment are pressed together.
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
Metamorphic rocks are formed when high temperature or pressure change a rock.
How can a streak test help identify a rock as being Gold or Pyrite?
Gold leaves a golden streak. Pyrite’s streak is greenish black.
What is one way that rocks and minerals are similar?
A rock is a mixture of one or more minerals.
What is one way that rocks and minerals are different?
Minerals are pure ad the color is usually the same. Rocks are made up of different minerals and have different colors.