Big Idea 6 Study Guide
What is a renewable resource?
A resource that can be replaced
What is a non-renewable resource?
A resource that cannot be replaced
Describes how a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces.
Cleavage
Mica is a mineral with excellent ____________
Cleavage
How is metamorphic rock formed?
Forms deep in the earth when rock is put under extreme heat and pressure
Metamorphic Rock
Forms deep in the earth when rock is put under extreme heat and pressure
How is sedimentary rock formed?
Forms on earth's surface when rock is weathered, layered, and cemented together naturally by water
Sedimentary Rock
Forms on earth's surface when rock is weathered, layered, and cemented together naturally by water
Igneous Rock
Forms when melted rock, known as magma cools
What are examples of non-renewable resources?
Fossil fuels, oil, coal, natural gas, phosphate, limestone, silicon
What are some characteristics of Sedimentary rock?
Fossils, visible layers, visible pieces of different sizes & types of rock and sediment
What are some characteristics of Igneous rocks?
Glassy, gas bubbles, crystals when cooled slowly
Describes how easily it can be scratched.
Hardness
Identify the physical properties of common earth-forming minerals
Hardness, color, luster, cleavage, streak color
Where are Metamorphic rocks usually found?
Near fault lines, or deep in the earth
Where are igneous rocks found?
Near volcanoes
Renewable or Non-Renewable: Fossil Fuels
Non-Renewable
Renewable or Non-Renewable: Limestone
Non-Renewable
Renewable or Non-Renewable: Phosphate Deposits
Non-Renewable
What are examples of non-renewable resources in Florida?
Phosphate, oil, limestone, silicon
Renewable or Non-Renewable: Biofuel/Ethanol
Renewable
Renewable or Non-Renewable: Fruits and Veggies
Renewable
Renewable or Non-Renewable: Tides
Renewable
Renewable or Non-Renewable: Wood
Renewable
What are some characteristics of Metamorphic rocks?
Ribbon-like layers, hard, crystals
What are examples of renewable resources?
Wind, solar, water/Hydropower, tides, fruits & vegetables, wood, biofuel/ethanol, cotton
Words associated with weathering
breaking, cracking, crushing, splitting, carving out
Like all objects in the worked, when light shines on a mineral some __________ bounce off the mineral and other ________ are absorbed by the mineral.
Color
Where are sedimentary rocks usually found?
Earth's surface, near water
Is this weathering or erosion : a boulder moved by a glacier?
Erosion
Is this weathering or erosion: Glaciers carry pieces of rock with them as they slide along a land mass
Erosion
Is this weathering or erosion: Wind carries pieces of sediment with it as it blows
Erosion
Is this weathering or erosion: gravity causes a rock to move down?
Erosion
Describes the color of the powder that the mineral leaves behind when it is rubbed on a streak plate.
Streak
What are examples of renewable resources in Florida?
Water, wind, solar energy, orange trees
Is this weathering or erosion : a rock breaking into smaller pieces when water freezes in the cracks?
Weathering
Is this weathering or erosion: Plants or their roots grow and push pieces of rock apart breaking them
Weathering
Is this weathering or erosion: as rock expands and contracts every night and day due to heating and cooling pieces break off
Weathering
Is this weathering or erosion: water rubs against rock breaking off small pieces and smoothing edges
Weathering
Describe the difference between weathering and erosion
Weathering is breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice, temperature change, plants and erosion is moving the rock by gravity, wind, water, and ice.
How is igneous rock formed?
When magma cools
Words associated with erosion
moving, carrying, blowing, falling, flowing
