Welcome! The Topic For Today Is Rocks and Minerals

1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is Rocks and Minerals

2. Rocks and Minerals

3. M is for Mineral: 200 • Question: • Name the mineral characteristic that is how the mineral splits along a flat surface • Answer • Cleavage Back

4. M is for Mineral: 400 • Question: • What are the 5 characteristics of a mineral? • Answer • Naturally occurring • Inorganic • Solid • Crystalline structure • Definite chemical composition Back

5. M is for Mineral: 600 • Question: • Name 2 uses for minerals • Answer • Gemstones • Metals • Alloys • Food, medicine, fertilizer, building materials Back

6. M is for Mineral: 800 • Question: • What type of rock is mined to extract a metal from the ground? • Answer • Ore or veins Back

7. M is for Mineral: 1000 • Question: • What are the three ways minerals form? • Answer • Crystallization • Magma and Lava Formation • Precipitate out of solution Back

8. Rock Formation: 200 • Question: • Formed when one type of rock is put under INTENSE heat or pressure to become another rock • Answer • Metamorphic Back

9. Rock Formation: 400 • Question: • Usually formed near a body of water (beaches, rivers, lakes) • Answer • Sedimentary Back

10. Rock Formation: 600 • Question: • Formed by cooling lava or magma • Answer • Igneous Back

11. 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) Back

12. Rock Formation: 1000 • Question: • The most common type of rock covering the Earth’s surface • Answer • Sedimentary (75% of Earth’s surface) Back

13. Pictures: 200 • Question: • CLASSIFY this rock • Answer • Extrusive Igneous rock Back

14. Pictures: 400 • Question: • Classify this rock • Answer • Intrusive Igneous Back

15. Pictures: 600 • Question: • Classify these rocks • Answer • Chemical sedimentary Back

16. Pictures: 800 • Question: • Classify these rocks. • Answer • Clastic sedimentary Back

17. Pictures: 1000 • Question: • Classify these rocks • Answer • Foliated Metamorphic (schist) Back

18. Sedimentary: 200 • Question: • Name the 3 types of sedimentary rock. • Answer • Clastic, Chemical & Organic Back

19. Sedimentary: 400 • Question: • Coal • Answer • Organic Sedimentary Back

20. Sedimentary: 600 • Question: • Conglomerate, made of large pieces of rounded rock is what type of sedimentary rock? • Answer • Clastic Back

21. Sedimentary: 800 • Question: • How do chemical rocks form? • Answer • Too many minerals dissolved into water and then the water begins to evaporate, leaving mineral crystals behind. Back

22. Sedimentary: 1000 • Question: • What are the FOUR STEPS to forming a clastic sedimentary rock? • Answer • Weathering • Erosion • Deposition • Lithification Back

23. Mix: 200 • Question: • Halite in sea water can form what type of rock? • Answer • Chemical sedimentary Back

24. Mix: 400 • Question: • What does “metamorphic” mean? • Answer • Change form Back

25. Mix: 600 • Question: • Name 3 of the things that may change during rock metamorphosis • Answer • Appearance, texture, mineral content, crystal structure Back

26. Mix: 800 • Question: • Granite is what type of rock AND does it have high or low silica content? • Answer • Intrusive igneous with high silica content Back

27. Topic 5: 1000 • 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 Back

28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. • Question: • Who sang the Rock Cycle Rap? • Answer • … • Mr. Lee, 6th grade science teacher Back

29. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

30. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!