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Rocks and Minerals Study Guide
Please know the definitions to the following words:
Physical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Evaporate
Hardness
Igneous Rock
Geologists
Evidence
Fossils
Sediment
Chemical Reaction
Landform
Luster
Metamorphic Rock
Opaque
Mineral
Property
Sedimentary Rock
Transparent
Weathering
1. What is the name of the number scale geologists use to describe mineral
hardness?
2. Geologists use a small bottle of ______________________ to test for calcite in the field.
3. The outer layer of the Earth is called?
4. The middle layer of the earth has rocks and minerals that melt because it is so hot
and is called?
5. This layer of the Earth is at the center and is made of metal.
6. Which kinds of rocks most often contain fossils?
7. Does ice cause weathering? How?
8. Does acid rain cause weathering? How?
9. Do living organisms cause weathering? How?
10. Sand on the beach comes from where?
11. What 4 things can help to change rocks over time?
12. Explain how Igneous rocks are formed.
13. Explain how Sedimentary rocks are formed.
14. Explain how Metamorphic rocks are formed.
15. Describe the Rock Cycle.
16. Explain the difference between weathering and erosion.
17. List the 6 mineral properties geologists use to help identify minerals.
18. What month were you born and what is the name of your birth stone?