Science 4 Test Properties of Rocks and Minerals of the Earth

The Earth’s outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of?

The three major groups of rocks are?

The scientific study of rocks is called?

The total minerals forming the rock are held together by?

Rocks formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava are called?

Rocks formed at the earth’s surface by the accumulation and cementation of fragments of earlier rocks, minerals, and organisms are called?

Rocks formed by subjecting a rock to different temperature and pressure conditions than those in which the original rock was formed are called?

The extraction of minerals or other geological materials from the earth is called?

Amethyst and diamonds are called?

Minerals are?