Rocks and Minerals

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What does the mineral property of cleavage measure or describe?

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Describes how a mineral breaks into pieces.

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How do scientists classify different rocks?

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By how they formed.

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What are ores?

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Rocks that contain minerals with metals like gold and silver.

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True or False: Some minerals have a different colored streak than the color of their body.

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True.

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What does the mineral property of streak measure or describe?

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The color of the mineral in powdered form.

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What is a mineral?

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A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure.

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What is the difference between igneous and sedimentary rocks?

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Igneous rocks form from cooled magma or lava, while sedimentary rocks form from the accumulation of sediment.

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What is metamorphic rock?

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Rock that has been changed from its original form due to heat, pressure, or chemically.

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What is the Mohs scale?

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A scale that ranks minerals based on their hardness from 1 (talc) to 10 (diamond).

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What is the definition of a rock?

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A solid material composed of one or more minerals or mineraloids.