Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils Jeopardy Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils

SeddimentaryMetamorphic Igneous Minerals Rock Cycle 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

Sedimentary rock forms by… What is weathering, erosion, compaction, and cementation? Sedimentary rock forms by… Row 1, Col 1

Igneous rocks are formed by… What is melting of rock into magma and cooling of rock until it is solid? Igneous rocks are formed by… 1,2

Minerals are the building What rocks? Minerals are the building blocks of these. 1,3

What is igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary? The three types of rock. 1,4

Remains of plants and animals found in sedimentary rock What are fossils? Remains of plants and animals found in sedimentary rock 2,1

extrusive rock (cools quickly) What is small? The size of crystals in extrusive rock (cools quickly) 2,2

A diamond is made of this What is carbon? A diamond is made of this one element. 2,3

Term that describes grains of sand, gravel, and clay that erode What is sediment? Term that describes grains of sand, gravel, and clay that erode from rock. 2,4

Metamorphic rocks form What is heat and pressure? Metamorphic rocks form by this. 3,1

Group of igneous rock that cools slowly with large crystals. What is intrusive rock? Group of igneous rock that cools slowly with large crystals. 3,2

The way a mineral reflects What is luster? The way a mineral reflects light is called this. 3,3

Type of rock that melts into What is igneous? Type of rock that melts into magma and cools. 3,4

Sedimentary rock is formed here. What is earth’s crust? Sedimentary rock is formed here. 4,1

This igneous rock has quartz crystals and is used for countertops What is granite? This igneous rock has quartz crystals and is used for countertops 4,2

This Arkansas mineral is processed to make aluminum What is bauxite? This Arkansas mineral is processed to make aluminum and has a town named for it. 4,3

turn into these types of rock. What is igneous rock, sedimentary rock or a different type of metamorphic rock? Metamorphic rock can turn into these types of rock. 4,4

This metamorphic rock forms from limestone. It is used in What is marble? This metamorphic rock forms from limestone. It is used in buildings and statues. 5,1

Black glassy igneous rock What is obsidian? Black glassy igneous rock 5,2

Minerals are made up of these. What are atoms of elements? Minerals are made up of these. 5,3

Last part of the rock cycle. What is there is no end. (it’s a circle)! Last part of the rock cycle. 5,4