ROCKS and MINERALS

ROCKS and MINERALS

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Science, Biology

11th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a naturally occurring substance made from geological processes?

Back

Minerals

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which mineral property can be determined by observing rather than doing something to a sample? Options: streak, fracture, luster, hardness.

Back

luster

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What causes cleavage?

Back

weaknesses in the arrangement of the atoms

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Rocks that form when older rocks are heated or squeezed are called ________rocks.

Back

metamorphic

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A(n) _______ is usually made of two or more minerals. Options: rock, crystal, gem, ore

Back

rock

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The transformation of existing rock types, in a process called ____________.

Back

metamorphism

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Types of igneous rocks that erupt onto the surface, where they cool quickly to form small crystals.

Back

Intrusive

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