Rocks and Mineral Review!

What are the 4 properties of rocks and minerals?

• hardness, taste, color, texture
• hardness, texture, color, luster
• hardness
• color and luster

How are rocks and minerals different?

• one is a rock and one is a mineral
• a mineral is made up of ONE thing, a rock is made up of a many things.
• rocks and hard, and minerals are soft
• minerals are hard, and rocks are soft

How is rock B different than rock A?

• rock B is smoother than rock A
• rock B is the same color as rock A
• rock B has a rough texture, and rock A has a smooth texture
• there is no difference

What could the hardness for mineral Apatite be?

• 1
• 5
• 11
• 172

Which mineral has a shiny luster?

• Mineral A
• Mineral B
• None
• Both

What mineral is the HARDEST?

• Talc
• Diamond
• Topaz
• Corundum

What Mineral is the SOFTEST?

• Calcite
• Diamond
• Talc
• Quartz

What is a rock?

• A solid mixture of minerals
• Made of a pure substance
• Has some crystals
• Diamond

What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil inside of?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• diamond

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic