Rocks and Minerals

A natural occurring solid that can form by organic processes and that has a crystal structure.

• mineral
• crystal 
• streak

The color of a mineral's powder.

• crystal
• luster
• streak

not formed through living things or the remains of living things.

• mineral
• organic
• inorganic

Testing the hardness of minerals; the scale assigns a mineral hardness ranking from  1-10.  

• geode
• fracture
• Mohs Hardness Scale

The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.

• luster
• fracture
• mineral

Rocks that are made from particles from other rocks and remains of plants and animals

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

How would an igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock? 

• Melting
• Erosion and Weathering
• Heat and Pressure

Rock made from existing rock that is changed by heat and pressure.

• Intrusive
• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Extrusive

Wind, water or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Cementation
• Compaction

Moh's scale is used to measure __________ of a mineral.

• hardness
• density
• fracture