Earth Science

Topic: Rocks and Minerals

RULES

• Listen for your number and join your team members (6 Teams in all)

• I will think of a number between 1 and 10…the first group to guess the number correctly will have the first turn

• Each group will answer one question at a time. After an incorrect answer is given, other teams can steal their turn. No team loses points (only gains)

Rocks and Minerals

Minerals Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks

The Rock Cycle

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400 400 400 400 400

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800 800 800 800 800

1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Minerals: 200• Question:• Earthy, silky, waxy, metallic, and pearly are

terms used to describe this mineral characteristic.

• Answer• Luster

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Minerals: 400• Question:• The size of a mineral’s crystals depends on this• Answer• The rate of cooling

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Minerals: 600• Question:• This is the process by which minerals form• Answer• Crystallization

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Minerals: 800• Question:• The following four characteristics can be used

to determine if a substance is a mineral.• Answer

1. Naturally occurring 2. Inorganic solid 3. Has a crystal structure 4. Composed of different elements

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Minerals: 1000• Question:• These 5 tests or properties can be used to

determine the specific name of a mineral

• Answer1. Hardness 2. Color 3. Streak4. Luster5. DensityBack

Igneous Rocks: 200

• Question:• A rock that has both large and small crystals is

said to have this kind of texture• Answer• Porphyritic

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• Question:• This is a commonly found igneous rock that is

intrusive and has large visible crystals• Answer• Granite

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Igneous Rocks: 400

• Question:• This category of igneous rocks cools from lava

at Earth’s surface and does not have visible crystals

• Answer• Extrusive Igneous Rock

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Igneous Rocks: 600

• Question:• If a rock is said to be “coarse-grained,” this is a

way to describe this characteristic.• Answer• Texture

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Igneous Rocks: 800

• Question:• Silica content can influence this characteristic

of igneous rocks• Answer• Color– Low-Silica Lava = dark-colored rocks (like Basalt)– High-Silica Magma = light-colored rocks (like

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Igneous Rocks: 1000

SedimentaryRocks: 200

• Question:• Before sedimentary rock forms, the creation

of sediment must first occur by these two processes.

• Answer• Erosion and Deposition

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• Question:• This category of sedimentary rocks forms

when minerals dissolved in a solution crystallize

• Answer• Chemical Rocks

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SedimentaryRocks: 400

• Question:• Fossiliferous Limestone is an example of this

type of sedimentary rock• Answer• Organic Rock

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SedimentaryRocks: 600

Daily Double

The Winner Of The Last RoundWrite Down How Many Points

You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win those points

If you get it wrong you Loss the Points!

• Question:• These are the three steps to forming a

sedimentary rock• Answer• Deposition, Compaction, and Cementation

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Sedimentary Rocks: 800

• Question:• A sedimentary rock that forms when rock

fragments are squeezed together is described as being this

• Answer• Clastic Rock

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SedimentaryRock: 1000

MetamorphicRocks: 200

• Question:• Wavy bands on metamorphic rock can also be

described as this• Answer• Foliations

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MetamorphicRocks: 400

• Question:• The Taj Majal is made completely of this type

of metamorphic rock• Answer• Marble

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MetamorphicRocks: 600

• Question:• The term, “morph” means this• Answer• Change or Transform

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MetamorphicRocks: 800

• Question:• These three types of regions are the locations

where metamorphic rocks commonly form• Answer• Plate boundaries, mountain ranges, and

where magma comes in contact with solid rock beneath the surface

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MetamorphicRocks: 1000

• Question:• Temperature and pressure increase on Earth

as this increases• Answer• Depth…the greater the distance into Earth’s

interior, the greater the heat and pressure

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The Rock Cycle: 200

• Question:• In the rock cycle, these processes are needed

in the formation of igneous rocks• Answer• Melting and Volcanic Activity

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• Question:• In the rock cycle, these two ingredients are

needed to produce metamorphic rocks in nature

• Answer• Heat and Pressure

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The Rock Cycle: 400

Daily Double

The Winner Of The Last RoundWrite Down How Much Money

You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win that money

If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

• Question:• In the rock cycle this process is needed in

order for sedimentary rocks to form• Answer• Erosion

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The Rock Cycle: 600

• Question:• The rock cycle, like many other cycles in

science does not have this• Answer• A beginning or ending point

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The Rock Cycle: 800

• Question:• The rock cycle explains the processes

necessary for this to occur• Answer• The formation and transformation of all three

rock categories

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The Rock Cycle: 1000

Bonus Question: 5000 pts.

• Question:• Sing one verse of the Rock Cycle song.• Answer

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