Minerals and Rocks in the Geosphere

Rock that forms when particles from other rocks or remains of organisms are pressed and cemented together.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• sediments

Rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• sediments

Rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sediments

Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.

• seismic waves

• salsa waves

• suzy waves

• sedimentary waves

Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms; are often deposited by erosion

• sedimentary rocks

• fossils

• sediments

• seismic waves

metallic, earthy, glass, and pearly are words that describe a mineral's ......

• hardness

• luster

• color

• streak

the powder left behind after a mineral is rubbed acrossed a tile

• luster

• hardness

• streak

• color

How easily a mineral can be scratched .....

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• color

metamorphic rocks are formed through....

• melting

• compaction & cementation

• weathering & erosion

• heat & pressure

Sedimentary rocks are formed through.....

• weathering and erosion

• compaction & cementation

• heat & pressure

• both A & B