the rock cycle- part 1

The Rock Cycle- Part 1

Chapter 6

A solid substance that occurs naturally

in rocks or in the ground

• Rock cycle

• Mineral

• Igneous

• Magnetism

A solid substance that occurs naturally

in rocks or in the ground

• Mineral

The changing of rocks over time

• Mineral

• Magnetism

• Igneous

• Rock cycle

The changing of rocks over time

• Rock cycle

The type of rock that forms when melted

rock cools and hardens

• Igneous

• Mineral

• Magnetism

• Rock cycle

The type of rock that forms when melted

rock cools and hardens

• Igneous

What are you testing when you drag a mineral across

paper?

What property are you testing when

you drag a mineral across paper?

streak

Name the 3 groups into which rocks are

classifiedIgneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

How are they formed?

Igneous

Sedimentary

MetamorphicMelted rock cools

and hardens

Formed from sediment that has piled up in

layers over time

Formed from any other rock by heat and

pressure

Describe a streak test…

Describe a streak test…

How can you tell if this is gold or pyrite?

Name one way rocks and minerals are

alike?

• Think about where they are found or how they feel.

Name one way rocks and minerals are

different?

• Think about how they are formed, what rocks are made of, how many different types there are of each…

Good luck!