Rocks & Minerals

What are NOT some examples of nonliving Earth's resources?

• Rock
• Mineral
• Soil
• Computer

What are NOT some important ways to describe rocks?

• size
• texture
• location
• taste

Which type of rock is formed when other rocks goes through changes caused by heat and pressure?

• igneous rocks
• sedimentary rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• all of the above

What rock is formed by magma of a volcano?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

Which rock is formed when sediment is compacted (pressed down over time)?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

Minerals are made of rocks.

• True
• False

Scientists who study rocks and minerals are called geologists.

• True
• False

The measure of how difficult it is for a mineral to be broken.

• Luster
• Color
• Hardness

The color of a mineral when it is streaked (when it is crushed into a powder).

• Color
• Hardness
• Luster
• Streak

The way a mineral shines or reflects light.

• Color
• Hardness
• Luster
• Streak