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The Topic For Today Is Rocks and Minerals
M is for
Mineral
Name that
Rock
Formation
Picture is
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts
 Question:
 Name the mineral characteristic that is how the
mineral splits along a flat surface
 Answer
 Cleavage
M is for Mineral: 400
 Question:
 What are the 5 characteristics of a mineral?
 Answer
 Naturally occurring
 Inorganic
 Solid
 Crystalline structure
 Definite chemical composition
M is for Mineral: 600
 Question:
 Name 2 uses for minerals
 Answer
 Gemstones
 Metals
 Alloys
 Food, medicine, fertilizer, building materials
M is for Mineral: 800
 Question:
 What type of rock is mined to extract a metal from the
ground?
 Answer
 Ore or veins
M is for Mineral:
1000
 Question:
 What are the three ways minerals form?
 Answer
 Crystallization
 Magma and Lava Formation
 Precipitate out of solution
 Question:
 Formed when one type of rock is put under INTENSE
heat or pressure to become another rock
 Answer
 Metamorphic
Rock Formation: 400
 Question:
 Usually formed near a body of water (beaches, rivers,
lakes)
 Answer
 Sedimentary
Rock Formation: 600
 Question:
 Formed by cooling lava or magma
 Answer
 Igneous
Rock Formation: 800
 Question:
 Often used to build statues, like the Lincoln Memorial
in Washington, DC because it is durable and easily
polished.
 Answer
 Metamorphic (marble)
Rock Formation: 1000
 Question:
 The most common type of rock covering the Earth’s
surface
 Answer
 Sedimentary (75% of Earth’s surface)
 Question:
 CLASSIFY this rock
 Answer
 Extrusive Igneous rock
Pictures: 400
 Question:
 Classify this rock
 Answer
 Intrusive Igneous
 Question:
 Classify these rocks
 Answer
 Chemical sedimentary
 Question:
 Classify these rocks.
 Answer
 Clastic sedimentary
 Question:
 Classify these rocks
 Answer
 Foliated Metamorphic (schist)
 Question:
 Name the 3 types of sedimentary rock.
 Answer
 Clastic, Chemical & Organic
 Question:
 Coal
 Answer
 Organic Sedimentary
 Question:
 Conglomerate, made of large pieces of rounded rock is
what type of sedimentary rock?
 Answer
 Clastic
 Question:
 How do chemical rocks form?
 Answer
 Too many minerals dissolved into water and then the
water begins to evaporate, leaving mineral crystals
behind.
 Question:
 What are the FOUR STEPS to forming a clastic
sedimentary rock?
 Answer
1. Weathering
2. Erosion
3. Deposition
4. Lithification
 Question:
 Halite in sea water can form what type of rock?
 Answer
 Chemical sedimentary
 Question:
 What does “metamorphic” mean?
 Answer
 Change form
 Question:
 Name 3 of the things that may change during rock
metamorphosis
 Answer
 Appearance, texture, mineral content, crystal structure
 Question:
 Granite is what type of rock AND does it have high or
low silica content?
 Answer
 Intrusive igneous with high silica content
 Question:
 You observe a white, ashy texture to a rock. It is
relatively light-weight and has no visible layering.
What type of rock is it?
 Answer
 Extrusive igneous
 Question:
 Who sang the Rock Cycle Rap?
 Answer
 …
 Mr. Lee, 6th grade science teacher
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You Are Willing To Risk
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If you get it wrong you Loss the money!