Minerals and Rocks Oh My!

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Science

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6th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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NGSS

MS-ESS2-3, MS-PS1-1, MS-ESS2-1

Standards-aligned

Rachael Langlois

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7 Slides • 14 Questions

Minerals and Rocks Oh My!

This is a review for our Q3 Checkpoint Quiz

Mineral Groups !

Silicates
Oxides
Sulfates
Sulfides
Carbonates
Native Elements
Halides

Multiple Select

Select All of the following that are true about SILICATES

Made of Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)

Used to manufacture glass, paper, and detergent

Contain CO3

Used to make Pigments

Used to make computer parts, jewelry, and scientific instruments

Multiple Select

Select All of the following that are true about CARBONATES.

Made of Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)

Used to manufacture glass, paper, and detergent

Contain CO3

Used to make Pigments

Used to make computer parts, jewelry, and scientific instruments

Multiple Select

Select All of the following that are true about OXIDES

Made of Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)

Used to manufacture glass, paper, and detergent

Made of Oxygen (O) and a Metal

Used to make Pigments

Used to make computer parts, jewelry, and scientific instruments

The Rock Cycle

The process by which One rock changes to another rock

Multiple Choice

The Rock cycle is the process by which one rock changes to another rock

True

False

Intrusive vs. Extrusive Igneous Rocks

Intrusive Igneous Rocks have large VISIBLE crystals
Extrusive Igneous Rocks have small INVISIBLE (to our inferior human eyes) crystals

Multiple Choice

Is Granite Intrusive or Extrusive?

Intrusive

Extrusive

Multiple Choice

Is Obsidian Intrusive or Extrusive?

Intrusive

Extrusive

Multiple Choice

Is Pumice Intrusive or Extrusive?

Intrusive

Extrusive

Multiple Choice

Is Rhyolite Intrusive or Extrusive?

Intrusive

Extrusive

Sedimentary Rocks

Formed by buried, compacted, and cemented sediment
Are the ONLY type of rock to contain fossils
Can be Clastic (Large grains) or Non-Clastic (Small Grains)

Multiple Choice

If a fossil is in a rock that rock must be a sedimentary rock.

True

False

Metamorphic Rocks

Formed by Heat and Pressure changing
Can be foliated (Has stripes like a Zebra or a tiger)
Can be Non-foliated (No stripes of any kind)

Multiple Choice

Is this Rock Foliated or Non-foliated?

Foliated

Non-foliated

Multiple Choice

Is this Rock Foliated or Non-foliated?

Foliated

Non-foliated

Multiple Choice

Is this Rock Foliated or Non-foliated?

Foliated

Non-foliated

Multiple Choice

Is this Rock Foliated or Non-foliated?

Foliated

Non-foliated

Convection

Driving force behind the Rock Cycle and Plate tectonics; when warm magma rises toward the crust and cool magma falls towards the mesosphere

Multiple Choice

Which term correctly describes what is moving the plates in the picture?

Convection

Conduction

Radiation

Magma

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