PPT-Rocks and Minerals

Practice Test Powerpoint Please use corresponding a nswer sheet Slides are automatic do not click while presentation is in progress DisclaimerNotice This practice test was composed using rules from the 2012 season All items included are listed in either the rules or the official lists released on the SO website Credit goes to . UNIT . - . 6. What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals. Granite, Alkali Feldspar Granite, Granodiorite, Quartz Monzonite, and Monzonite. 2. IUGS Intrusive Igneous Rock Chart . 3. “Granite”. Rocks in this lab are plutonic. They formed by very slow cooling and show corresponding large crystals. Color . Texture. Light. Dark. Fine. Coarse . Igneous rocks are classified according to their. . origin. , . texture. , and . mineral composition. .. Origin . D. id it harden inside the earth or on the earth’s surface?. CHAPTER. 13. Mining for . . . Cell Phones?. Large reserves of the metal tantalum are found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa.. Tantalum jumped in value in the 1990s as high-tech devices that need tantalum, such as cell phones, became common.. 2 – Soil. 3 – Landscape. Lithosphere. Lithosphere. The lithosphere is a rigid . part of the earth . that includes the earth's crust and part of the upper mantle . Ex. . Mountains, plains, volcanoes, etc.. 2 – Soil. 3 – Landscape. Lithosphere. Lithosphere. The lithosphere is a rigid . part of the earth . that includes the earth's crust and part of the upper mantle . Ex. . Mountains, plains, volcanoes, etc.. …the same type of mineral! They are examples of quartz!!. Haha! Tricked you! These are all…. There are over 3000 types of minerals in the Earth’s crust. As you could see with the quartz, often times even the . Mineral Characteristics. What is a mineral?. Naturally . occuring. Not . man-made. (synthetic) or biologically produced. . Pearls, . styrofoam. , charcoal are not minerals. Inorganic. Not formed from processes involving organisms (living or once living). Standards:. S6E5b. Investigate the contribution of minerals to . rock composition.. S6E5c. Classify rocks by their process of formation.. S6E5d. Describe processes that change rocks and the . Science Question. . . On Mars, billion-year-old sedimentary rocks containing clay minerals are key indicators of ancient habitable environments and may preserve organic compounds. On Earth, where plate tectonics drives the burial and heating of rocks, clay minerals are transformed into new minerals, influencing organic preservation, and impacting global geochemical cycling of carbon, oxygen, and water. Mars lacked plate tectonics for much of its history, but data from Mars Science Laboratory Rover, . Minerals and Rocks?. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?. (write the correct response for your notes). Most rocks are made of one . or . more minerals. . Minerals are made out of individual elements. A mineral is no a rock. It goes:. Geo 281: geology for engineers. Geology and Geophysics Department. King Saud University. Minerals: Building. Blocks of Rocks. We begin our discussion of Earth . materials with . an overview of . mineralogy (mineral = mineral and Logy=Study) because . What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals. January 2013. 3-1 What are rocks?. Rocks in Earth’s Crust. Petrologists. study rocks & minerals.. Rocks are made of minerals (2000). . Classification of Rocks. Classification is the grouping of things that are alike..