Chapter 8 Rocks and Minerals Study Guide
Chapter 8 Rocks and Minerals Study Guide
Chapter 8 Rocks and Minerals Study Guide
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<strong>Chapter</strong> 8 <strong>Rocks</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Minerals</strong> <strong>Study</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Know the definitions of the following vocabulary words:<br />
Mineral - __________________________________________________________<br />
Luster - ___________________________________________________________<br />
Sediment - _________________________________________________________<br />
Sedimentary Rock - __________________________________________________<br />
Igneous Rock - ______________________________________________________<br />
Metamorphic Rock - __________________________________________________<br />
Streak - ___________________________________________________________<br />
Know the following:<br />
Name 5 things a scientist looks at to identify a mineral (240) 1. _________________<br />
2. ____________________<br />
4. ____________________<br />
3. ____________________<br />
5. ____________________<br />
How does a scientist test a mineral’s hardness? (240) _________________________<br />
What is the name of the scale used to determine a mineral’s hardness? (240)___________<br />
Mohs Scale goes from 1 to 10. A 1 means the rock is ______________ <strong>and</strong> a 10 means the<br />
rock is ________________. (240)<br />
What is the hardest mineral according to Mohs Scale? (240) ____________________<br />
Limestone is an example of __________________ rock. (243)<br />
Fossils are found in ___________________ rock. (244)
<strong>Chapter</strong> 8 <strong>Rocks</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Minerals</strong> <strong>Study</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Sedimentary rocks are made up of ___________________. (242)<br />
Granite is a type of _____________________ rock. (247)<br />
Metamorphic rocks can form from _____________________, _________________, <strong>and</strong><br />
other _________________ rocks. (248)<br />
The recycling of old rock into new rock is an ongoing process known as ___________ (248)<br />
If a rock melts, it becomes what kind of rock? (246) __________________________<br />
Name 3 things a fossil gives clues to scientists about. (244-245)<br />
1. The types of ________________ <strong>and</strong> __________________ that lived at a<br />
certain _____________ in ___________________.<br />
2. Show that Earth’s __________________ <strong>and</strong> _________________ have changed.<br />
3. Help determine the ____________ of a ___________________________.<br />
What forms when small pieces of rock break off of larger ones? (243) _____________<br />
List at least 6 things soil contains. (243)<br />
1. ____________________<br />
5. ____________________<br />
2. ____________________<br />
6. ____________________<br />
3. ____________________<br />
4. ____________________
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