Minerals, Rocks and Resources Outline

Minerals, Rocks and Resources Outline

<p>Name ______HR ______Minerals, Rocks and Resources Outline</p><p>Minerals • ______substances that are ______</p><p>– The substance was not ______by or from ______things such </p><p> as ______or ______</p><p>• Chemical ______or ______</p><p>• Minerals can be identified by their ______and chemical ______</p><p>– ______, Luster, ______, Hardness, Breakage, Specific Gravity </p><p>(Density), ______, and Cleavage </p><p>Luster • The way ______is reflected from a ______surface of a mineral</p><p>– ______Luster </p><p>• hard, shiny</p><p>– ______Luster</p><p>• shiny, ______, waxy, ______, earthy (dull)</p><p>Streak • ______a fresh corner of the ______across a ______, unglazed</p><p> streak ______</p><p>• The streak is the ______form of the ______</p><p>• Some ______minerals leave behind a ______that is not the </p><p> same ______as the ______</p><p>Crystal Structure • A regularly shaped ______formed by an ordered pattern of ______</p><p>– Examples include: Six sided, ______, rectangular, sheets, fibers</p><p>Hardness • Minerals can be tested by ______the unknown mineral with the ______or </p><p>______of other minerals of known ______</p><p>Cleavage</p><p>• If a mineral ______along a ______surface, it shows ______(to _____, </p><p> or ______)</p><p>• Many minerals ______along</p><p>______planes, sometimes ______to the </p><p> sides of ______• Those that ______along even ______that do not follow the </p><p>______arrangement are said to ______</p><p>Density • Can be found by either ______the</p><p>______of a sample by its ______or flotation</p><p>• ______density is ______g/cm3</p><p>• A substance will ______in water if it is</p><p>______dense and ______if it is ______dense</p><p>• ______is a ratio of the ______of a substance to the </p><p>______of ______</p><p>Rocks • Nearly all ______are composed of ______or more ______</p><p>• ______classify rocks according to how they were ______</p><p>– ______rocks form from ______when it reaches the surface, </p><p>______and solidifies</p><p>– ______rocks result from the ______and </p><p>______of ______of ______</p><p>– ______rocks form when other types of ______are </p><p>______by ______and/or ______</p><p>Igneous Rocks • The result of the ______of ______or ______</p><p>• Most lack ______, however successive ______flows can form a </p><p>______rock structure • Those that cool ______, deep within ______, are composed of </p><p>______crystals</p><p>• Those that cool ______, at or near the Earth’s ______, have </p><p>______or no visible ______</p><p>Igneous Rock Formation</p><p>Igneous Rock Classification</p><p>Sedimentary Rocks • Most are composed of the ______</p><p> remains of other ______• Usually are formed by the ______and ______of particles of </p><p>______</p><p>• Generally exist as a ______layer over ______and </p><p>______rocks</p><p>Sedimentary Rock Characteristics</p><p>• ______rocks are made up of different sized ______such </p><p> as ______, sandstone and conglomerate (composed of ______or larger </p><p>______held together by natural ______)</p><p>• ______sedimentary rock contain the accumulation of ______and </p><p>______remains</p><p>– ______are commonly found</p><p>• ______sedimentary rocks are ______by the settling of </p><p>______from solution in ______</p><p>– This occurs during the ______of ______and when </p><p> chemical reactions in the ______form compounds that ______</p><p>– ______is an example</p><p>Sedimentary Rock Classification Metamorphic Rocks • Form when ______and ______rocks are changed by </p><p>______and/or ______</p><p>• The only kind of ______that ______directly from another ______</p><p>• ______may cause structures, such as ______, to become </p><p>______or to disappear</p><p>• It also may cause new ______to form, and/or ______to grow</p><p>• Most are formed ______within the ______and ______to the surface when </p><p>______are formed</p><p>Metamorphic Rock Classification</p><p>• ______</p><p>– ______and ______of the rock ______</p><p>• ______Size</p><p>• ______</p><p>• Type of ______</p><p>Metamorphic Rock Classification The Rock Cycle</p><p>• ______changes in ______and</p><p> rock ______that takes place at the Earth’s</p><p>______and ______Earth</p><p>• Nearly all ______are made from the</p><p>______of other ______</p><p>• Rocks are ______based of their</p><p>______</p><p>• Rocks can ______in response to changing</p><p>______at the ______or ______Earth</p><p>The Rock Cycle Natural Resources</p><p>• ______from the ______</p><p>– ______resources can be ______after they have been used</p><p>• ______, fresh ______, ______</p><p>– ______resources can ______be ______after they </p><p> are used for ______of years, if at all</p><p>• ______- gold, copper, iron, ______– coal, oil and </p><p> natural gas</p><p>Alternative Energy Sources</p><p>• ______energy can be used to provide ______, hot water and generate </p><p>______</p><p>– However, the amount of ______energy that reaches Earth ______with </p><p> the ______of ______and the ______• ______energy, ______from ______Earth, can be used but is ______only in certain areas around the world.</p><p>• ______generators are used in many areas to provide </p><p>______where there are ______, ______</p><p>• ______energy can generate electricity without ______</p><p>– However, there is a danger of a ______accident and long-term storage of </p><p>______wastes</p>

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