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1
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True or False: Do minerals occur naturally?

A

True

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2
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True or False: Are minerals solid?

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True

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3
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Minerals are made up of what two things?

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Atoms and Ions

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4
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True or False: Minerals do not have a crystal structure

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False

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5
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Definition of a rock

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a solid substance made from minerals, parts of other rocks, plants, or remains of animals

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6
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True or False: Rocks are man made

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False

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7
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What substance are rocks?

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Solid

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8
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What are rocks made up of?

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Minerals

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9
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Definition of Rock Cycle

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A natural process of which a rock Form, Change, Breakdown, Reform

(NP + FCBR)

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10
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Where does Igneous come from?

A

lava

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11
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Where does Sediment come from?

A

sediment

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12
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Where does Metamorphic come from?

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heat and pressure

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13
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How is Igneous rock classified?

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  1. Mineral composition
  2. Size of its mineral crystals (this is the difference between magma and lava)
  3. Where they are found
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14
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Definition of Intrusive Rock

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When magma cools below the Earth’s surface. Cools more slowly when you get a large well-defined crystal form

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15
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Is diorite Intrusive or Extrusive?

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Intrusive

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16
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Is gabbro Intrusive or Extrusive?

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Intrusive

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17
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Is pumice Intrusive or Extrusive?

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Extrusive

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18
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Is pegmatite Intrusive or Extrusive?

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Intrusive

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19
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Is obsidian Intrusive or Extrusive?

A

Extrusive

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20
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Is granite Intrusive or Extrusive?

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Intrusive

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21
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Is basalt Intrusive or Extrusive?

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Extrusive

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22
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Is rhyolite Intrusive or Extrusive?

23
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Is andesite Intrusive or Extrusive?

24
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Is peridotite Intrusive or Extrusive?

25
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Definition of Extrusive Rock

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When volcanic material cools and crystalizes of the surface of the earth

26
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Breccia

A

Sedimentary

27
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Gneiss

A

Metamorphic

28
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Obsidian

29
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Conglomerate

A

Sedimentary

30
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Slate

A

Metamorphic

31
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Pumice

32
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Sandstone

A

Sedimentary

33
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Siltstone

A

Sedimentary

34
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Marble

A

Metamorphic

35
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Basalt

36
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Shale

A

Sedimentary

37
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Limestone

A

Sedimentary

38
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Schist

A

Metamorphic

39
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Quartzite

A

Metamorphic

40
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Rhyolite

41
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Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic?

Andesite

42
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What rock is rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode

43
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Can Sediment be broken down?

44
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When is metamorphic rocks uplifted?

A

Weather and Erosion

45
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What rock applies temperature and pressure to sedimentary and igneous rock?

A

Metamorphic Rock

46
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Fill in the blank:

Lava cools ________ above Earth’s surface

47
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Fill in the blank:

Magma cools more ________ below Earth’s surface

48
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Igneous rocks that form as magma cools underground is?

Intrusive or Extrusive

49
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If crystals are small and hard to see without a lens, is?

Intrusive or Extrusive

50
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If crystals are large enough to see and have interlocking texture, the rock is?

Intrusive or Extrusive

51
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True or False:

Igneous rocks are classified due to their silica content

52
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True or False:

Light-colored minerals contain more silica

53
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True or False:

Magma composition, the location of where lava or magma cools and crystalizes, and the cooling rate determines the type of igneous rock that forms

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