4 - Rocks and Minerals | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Limestone is a_______

sedimentary rock

Name the three main types of rocks

igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks

A ______ is a solid made from one or more minerals.

rock

How are igneous rocks formed?

Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) cools and crystallizes

Give 2 examples of sedimentary rocks

sandstone, limestone, shale, chalk, banded iron, glacial conglomerate

Give 2 examples of igneous rocks

granite, basalt, obsidian, pumice, peridotite, scoria....

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

Metamorphic rocks are formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressures

What is a rock?

a solid made from one or more minerals

Crystals can be broken into small pieces called ________.

grains

Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) ________ and crystallizes.

cools

Igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Granite is an_______

igneous rock

Depending on the minerals rocks contain, they have different________

colors, hardness, texture (rough or smooth(, lustre (shiny or dull)

What rock is formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressures?

metamorphic rock

Give an example of a mineral

salt, graphite, talc, diamond, alumina, calcite, gypsum

Give 2 examples of metamorphic rocks

marble, slate, jadeite, eclogite, schist...

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

Sedimentary rocks are formed from deposits of pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organism

Igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Marble is a_______

metamorphic rock