Rocks and Minerals

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What is the top layer of sediments in sedimentary rocks?

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The newest and youngest layer.

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What mineral property is shown by the way a mineral breaks along flat surfaces?

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Cleavage

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What type of rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago?

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Clastic Sedimentary.

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What type of rock is sandstone?

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Sedimentary.

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What is the process of breaking down rocks at Earth’s surface into smaller pieces called?

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Weathering.

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What is the process by which sediments are transported from one location to another?

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Erosion.

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What type of rock forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

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Igneous.

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What is the term for rocks that have changed due to heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic.

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What is the definition of mineral hardness?

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A measure of how resistant a mineral is to scratching.

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What is the streak of a mineral?

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The color of the powder produced when it is dragged across a hard surface.