Rocks and Minerals

ROCKS AND MINERALS  What is Geology?

 What is a mineral?

 What is a property of a mineral- give a general definition?

 Properties of Minerals:  Color

 Luster

 Streak

 Crystal Structure

 Hardness

 What is a Rock?

 Sedimentary Rock-

 Igneous Rock-

 Metamorphic Rock

How is a mineral different from a rock? Explain Fossils- Define what a fossil is:

What are some types of fossils? Define them.

What are Index Fossils?  Layers of the Earth-

 What is the hottest layer?

 Why does it stay solid??

 What makes up the Crust of the earth?

 What makes up the mantle? DESCRIBE

 What makes up the Outer core? Explain:

 What makes up the Inner Core: DESCRIBE:

 Explain Plate Tectonics: Land Forms: List and define several landforms:

 Mountains

 Atoll

 Valleys

 Rivers

 Plains

 Faults

 Island

 Canyon

 Natural Processes: List and define several natural processes that shape the earth. Some examples are:  Earth quakes

 Volcanoes

 Cyclonic storms- hurricanes, tornados, typhoons

 Weathering- What types of weather

 Erosion