Unit 6 Lessons 1-3

Front

What is a mineral?

Back

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

Front

What are the properties used to identify minerals?

Back

Color, hardness, luster, streak, and cleavage.

Front

Which property is NOT used to identify minerals?

Back

Size.

Front

What is the Rock Cycle?

Back

The process by which rocks change and form new rocks over time.

Front

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

Back

Igneous rock.

Front

What type of rock is made up of layers that are cemented together?

Back

Sedimentary rock.

Front

What type of rock is formed under heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic rock.

Front

Can each rock type follow only one pathway in the rock cycle?

Back

False.

Front

What rocks come from volcanoes?

Back

Igneous rocks.

Front

What is luster in minerals?

Back

The way a mineral reflects light, which can be metallic or non-metallic.