Planet Earth Pt 2

Minerals are ​ (a)   and have an ​ (b)   structure, while rocks are ​ (c)   and have an ​ (d)   structure.

• organized
• pure
• a mixture of different things
• unorganized

Sort each material into an example of a rock or mineral.

Groups:

(a) Rock

,

(b) Mineral

• slate

• gold

• sandstone

• marble

• quartz

• granite

• diamond

• coal

• copper

• ruby

Identify the different parts of the rock cycle

a

b

c

d

e

metamorphic

igneous

magma

lava

sedimentary

Match each rock type with how it's formed.

• Heat and pressure from Earth's crust

• Metamorphic

• Dirt and silt being squished together

• Sedimentary

• Lava (from volcanoes) cooling down

• Igneous

Choose the rock types that are most likely sedimentary

Sort each rock property into igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic.

Groups:

(a) Igneous

,

(b) Sedimentary

,

(c) Metamorphic

• very hard and dense

• layered

• breakable

• layered or not

• can be shiny (tiny crystals, not ig)

• hard and dense

• soft and light

• can be shiny (tiny crystals, not met)

• can be sharp and glass like

• no layers

• folding and deformation

Match each rock property to it's description

• How shiny the rock is

• Cleavage

• How much light can pass through the rock

• Fracture

• What shape the rock breaks into

• Opacity

• What color the rock's powder is

• Luster

• How many flat surfaces it breaks into

• Streak

The ability of a rock to resist being scratched is also known as...

(a)  

The rocks in Alberta are mostly ​ (a)   because there is not a lot of ​ (b)   .

• sedimentary
• volcanic activity
• igneous
• metamorphic
• lakes and rivers
• heat and pressure

The study of the rocks in an area is known as a...

(a)