Solid Earth Materials and Minerals

Solid Earth materials are _____ and _____ making up Earth's crust and mantle.

• Metals, Mettaloids

• Pebbles, Gems

• Rocks, Minerals

• Tables, Chairs

Types of Rocks : Igneous, Sedimentary, and ______

Which of the following choices is incorrect?

• Quartz: Electronics and glassmaking

• • Feldspar: Field study of sparring.

• • Calcite: Cement and lime production.

• Hematite: Iron ore for steelmaking.

Draw a rock with a creative facial feature.

The Rock Cycle: A continuous process of transformation between mineral types.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Minerals are essential to Earth's _________ and human life.

Crystallization from Magma:

• Crystals form as magma cools.

• Rocks form as crystal heats.

• Minerals formed when compressed.

• • Minerals form as magma cools.