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This board helps players review Rocks and Minerals through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Mineral Basics, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Changing Earth. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Mineral Basics

    What is a naturally occurring, nonliving solid with a definite chemical makeup called?

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    mineral

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  • Igneous Rocks

    What type of rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens?

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    igneous rock

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  • Sedimentary Rocks

    What type of rock often forms when sediments are pressed and cemented together?

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    sedimentary rock

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  • Metamorphic Rocks

    What type of rock forms when existing rock changes because of heat and pressure?

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    metamorphic rock

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  • Changing Earth

    What process breaks rock into smaller pieces without moving it?

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    weathering

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Mineral Basics

$100 — What is a naturally occurring, nonliving solid with a definite chemical makeup called?
mineral
$200 — What mineral property describes how light reflects from its surface?
luster
$300 — What property measures a mineral's resistance to scratching?
hardness
$400 — What test rubs a mineral across a plate to observe its powder color?
streak test
$500 — What property describes the way a mineral breaks along flat surfaces?
cleavage

Igneous Rocks

$100 — What type of rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens?
igneous rock
$200 — What is melted rock beneath Earth's surface called?
magma
$300 — What is melted rock called after it reaches Earth's surface?
lava
$400 — Granite is an example of what major rock type?
igneous rock
$500 — If magma cools slowly underground, are crystals generally larger or smaller?
larger

Sedimentary Rocks

$100 — What type of rock often forms when sediments are pressed and cemented together?
sedimentary rock
$200 — What are small pieces of rock, shell, or other material called?
sediments
$300 — Which rock type is most likely to contain fossils?
sedimentary rock
$400 — Sandstone is made mostly from grains of what material?
sand
$500 — What two processes help turn loose sediment into sedimentary rock?
compaction and cementation

Metamorphic Rocks

$100 — What type of rock forms when existing rock changes because of heat and pressure?
metamorphic rock
$200 — Does metamorphic rock have to melt in order to form?
no
$300 — Marble forms from which sedimentary rock?
limestone
$400 — Slate can form from which fine-grained sedimentary rock?
shale
$500 — What two forces commonly cause metamorphic change?
heat and pressure

Changing Earth

$100 — What process breaks rock into smaller pieces without moving it?
weathering
$200 — What process moves weathered material from one place to another?
erosion
$300 — What process drops sediment in a new place?
deposition
$400 — Can any rock type eventually change into another rock type?
yes
$500 — What name describes the continuous processes that form and change rocks?
rock cycle

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