Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary

What is a nonliving solid material that has a definite chemical makeup?

• mineral

• rock

• fossil

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the way a mineral shines or reflects light?

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• cleavage

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the color of a mineral when it is ground to a powder?

• hardness

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched?

• cleavage

• luster

• streak

• hardness

What is the tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces?

• cleavage

• luster

• hardness

• streak

A mineral that is shiny and reflects light the way metal does is called a ________.

• metallic mineral

• nonmetallic mineral

• sparkly mineral

• glittery mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A mineral that is dull or glassy is called a __________ .

• metallic mineral

• nonmetallic mineral

• boring mineral

• ugly mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is a solid material made up of one or more minerals?

• mineral

• rock

• sediment

• fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which type of rock is made when melted rock cools and hardens?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• crust

Which type of rock is made when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are pressed together?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1