ROCKS and MINERALS

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What is a naturally occurring substance made from geological processes?

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Minerals

Front

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

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luster

Front

What causes cleavage?

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weaknesses in the arrangement of the atoms

Front

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

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metamorphic

Front

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

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rock

Front

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

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metamorphism

Front

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

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Intrusive

Front

Movement of sediments from one place to another

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transport

Front

Limestone under so much heat and pressure can be transformed into _________.

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marble

Front

Metamorphic rocks that do not have a layered or banded appearance.

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Non foliated