Minerals/Rocks #1

Question 1

A mineral is…

Answer 1

A crystalline solid, inorganic, and naturally occurring. It has a chemical formula

Question 2

How do minerals form? (Three ways)

Answer 2

Magma cooling, Evaporation, or Alteration

Question 3

Parts of an atom are…

Answer 3

Electrons, neutrons, and protons

Question 4

What is a natural, solid mixture of minerals?

Answer 4

A rock

Question 5

Viscosity is…

Answer 5

How something flows (H2O = low viscosity)

Question 6

What is the formula of the density of a substance?

Answer 6

Density = Mass divided by volume (D = m/v)

Question 7

Magma to Igneous Rock =

Answer 7

Liquid to Solid

Question 8

Number of protons =

Answer 8

Atomic number

Question 9

Magma that is high in silicate =

Answer 9

Felsic

Question 10

Magma that is low in silicate =

Answer 10

Mafic

Question 11

Which type of magma is slower?

Answer 11

Felsic

Question 12

Which type of magma is faster?

Answer 12

Mafic (low viscosity)

Question 13

Non-clastic rocks =

Answer 13

Organic or chemical

Question 14

Metamorphism =

Answer 14

Heat and pressure

Question 15

When magma cools underground, it is…

Answer 15

Intrusive

Question 16

When magma cools above ground/underwater, it is…

Answer 16

Extrusive

Question 17

What are the three types of rocks?

Answer 17

Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary

Question 18

What color is felsic magma usually?

Answer 18

Lighter

Question 19

What color is mafic magma usually?

Answer 19

Darker