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Final Jeopardy
Marvelous
Minerals
Rockin’
Rocks
Rapid
Changes
Slow
Changes
Voracious
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the way a mineral
shines, or reflects
light
What is luster?
a measure of how
easy it is to
scratch a mineral
What is a
mineral’s
hardness?
a scale that
measures the
hardness of a
mineral
What is Mohs
Harness Scale?
this type of mineral
looks dull
What is a
nonmetallic
mineral?
the tendency of a
mineral to split
easily along flat
surfaces
What is cleavage?
a solid material
made up of one or
more minerals
What is a rock?
the continuous
series of changes
that rocks undergo
What is the rock
cycle?
Weathering breaks
down igneous rocks.
These sediments can be
compacted and
cemented to form this
type of rock.
What is
sedimentary rock?
Heat and pressure may
melt a metamorphic
rock, forming magma.
When the magma cools
and hardens, this type
of rock is formed.
What is igneous
rock?
a rock that is made
when old rocks are
changed by heat
and pressure under
Earth’s surface
What is
metamorphic
rock?
melted rock above
Earth’s surface
What is lava?
melted rock below
Earth’s surface
What is magma?
a crack in Earth’s
crust
What is a fault?
the sudden
movement of part
of the Earth’s crust
What is an
earthquake?
when loose rock
and soil move
suddenly down a
hill
What is a
landslide?
Ice, plant roots,
moving water, and
chemicals are
causes of this.
What is
weathering?
the moving of rock
material from one
place to another
What is erosion?
a large piece of
slow-moving ice
What is a glacier?
the dropping of
sediment moved by
water, wind, and ice
What is
deposition?
an area of
California that was
formed by glaciers
What is Yosemite
Valley?
a nonliving solid
found in nature
What is a mineral?
Bits of sand, soil,
and rock are called
this.
What is sediment?
The slow wearing
away of rock into
smaller pieces.
What is
weathering?
slow movement of
land along a fault
What is creep?
A hill or pile of
sand formed by the
wind.
What is a sand
dune?
Make your wager.
These are at least
five properties that
scientists used to
classify minerals.
What are luster,
color, streak,
hardness, and
cleavage?