Minerals and Rocks Oh My!

Minerals and Rocks Oh My!

This is a review for our Q3 Checkpoint Quiz

Mineral Groups !

• Silicates

• Oxides

• Sulfates

• Sulfides

• Carbonates

• Native Elements

• Halides

Multiple Select

Select All of the following that are true about SILICATES

• Made of Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)

• Used to manufacture glass, paper, and detergent

• Contain CO3

• Used to make Pigments

• Used to make computer parts, jewelry, and scientific instruments

Multiple Select

Select All of the following that are true about CARBONATES.

• Made of Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)

• Used to manufacture glass, paper, and detergent

• Contain CO3

• Used to make Pigments

• Used to make computer parts, jewelry, and scientific instruments

Multiple Select

Select All of the following that are true about OXIDES

• Made of Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)

• Used to manufacture glass, paper, and detergent

• Made of Oxygen (O) and a Metal

• Used to make Pigments

• Used to make computer parts, jewelry, and scientific instruments

The Rock Cycle

The process by which One rock changes to another rock

Multiple Choice

The Rock cycle is the process by which one rock changes to another rock

• True

• False

Intrusive vs. Extrusive Igneous Rocks

• Intrusive Igneous Rocks have large VISIBLE crystals

• Extrusive Igneous Rocks have small INVISIBLE (to our inferior human eyes) crystals

Multiple Choice

Is Granite Intrusive or Extrusive?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

Multiple Choice

Is Obsidian Intrusive or Extrusive?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

Multiple Choice

Is Pumice Intrusive or Extrusive?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

Multiple Choice

Is Rhyolite Intrusive or Extrusive?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

Sedimentary Rocks

• Formed by buried, compacted, and cemented sediment

• Are the ONLY type of rock to contain fossils

• Can be Clastic (Large grains) or Non-Clastic (Small Grains)

Multiple Choice

If a fossil is in a rock that rock must be a sedimentary rock.

• True

• False

Metamorphic Rocks

• Formed by Heat and Pressure changing

• Can be foliated (Has stripes like a Zebra or a tiger)

• Can be Non-foliated (No stripes of any kind)

Multiple Choice

Is this Rock Foliated or Non-foliated?

• Foliated

• Non-foliated

Multiple Choice

Is this Rock Foliated or Non-foliated?

• Foliated

• Non-foliated

Multiple Choice

Is this Rock Foliated or Non-foliated?

• Foliated

• Non-foliated

Multiple Choice

Is this Rock Foliated or Non-foliated?

• Foliated

• Non-foliated

Convection

Driving force behind the Rock Cycle and Plate tectonics; when warm magma rises toward the crust and cool magma falls towards the mesosphere

Multiple Choice

Which term correctly describes what is moving the plates in the picture?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Magma