Minerals

A mineral is a _______________, naturally occuring solid that has its own regular arrangement of particles in it.

• Living
• Nonliving
• Rock
• Small

What objects does a scientist studying minerals look at?

• Soil and rocks
• Sky and clouds
• Ocean and trees

What properties are used to identify minerals?

• Hardness, Luster, Color, Streak, Shape, Magnetism
• Diamond, Crystal, Topaz, Quartz, Apatite, Calcite
• Hardness, Luster, Color, Topaz, Talc, Fluorite

The hardest mineral is the ______________.

• Diamond
• Corundum
• Topaz
• Calcite

____________ describes how a mineral's surface reflects light.

• Hardness 
• Luster
• Color
• Streak

________________ is the color of a mineral in its powdered form.

• Streak
• Shape
• Magnetism
• Luster

How does igneous rock form?

• Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
• When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
• Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.

How does sedimentary rock form?

• Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
• When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
• Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.

How does metamorphic rock form?

• Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
• When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
• Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.

Rocks are constantly being formed and destroyed in a process called the _____________.

• Rock Cycle
• Cooling 
• Melting
• Cementation