Landforms, Rocks and Minerals (Lessons 1 & 2)

The higher the density of a rock/mineral, the _________ it is.

Minerals collected for their beauty are called _______.

A ____ is a natural, solid mixture of particles made of mineral crystals & broken minerals etc.

When solid rocks are squeezed, heated, or exposed to fluids below Earth's surface, they become

Plains are _______

The three main types of landforms are ____, _____, and _____.

The wearing away of soil and rock is called ________

________ in rivers & streams cause most erosion.

Features sculpted by processes on Earth's surface & resulting from forces inside Earth are.....

If ares of land uplifted is not flat and has many steep slopes, it is called a _______________

Yosemite National Park is a U-shaped valley that was formed by ______ moving across the surface

______is rock that is broken down into smaller pieces and can be moved by water, wind & ice etc

Lassen Peak is an active ___________ that has changed California's landscape.

The ______ and _____ are mountain ranges caused by the forces of plate tectonics. (2 answers)

Mountains and plateaus are areas with _________.

____ are temporary features on the coast that must have sediment constantly added to exist.

_____ is the amount of matter an object has per unit of volume.

When a large, flat area of land is uplifted, a ___________ is formed.

Hardness, streak, fracture, crystal shape and ___are physical properties that help ID minerals.

Rivers and streams carry rock fragments as the water flows _____ and erode mountains over time.

Rich deposits of minerals, such as copper & iron, are called __ & they are used in every items

Rocks formed by cooled and hardened magma or lava from volcanoes are called __________ rocks.

The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type is called the __________

Sediments are changed into _______ rock as layers of sediments are cemented together.

Earth's ______________________ causes uplifts to happen.

______ are substances that make up rocks & have a crystal structure & chemical composition.

If solid, non-melted rocks move upward towards Earth's surface, a __________ forms.

Next to CA's mountain ranges are flat, open ______ formed by erosion due to water, wind & ice.

Rocks are ________, or placed into groups, based on the way they form.

Any process that moves the surface of Earth to a higher elevation is called an _______

If Earth's internal heat energy melts rocks & those rocks move to Earth's surface, a ____ forms