Rocks & Minerals Quiz

What is a nonliving solid that has a definite chemical makeup

• rock

• mineral

• luster

• hardness

A ___________ rock is made of tiny pieces of sediment compacted together over time.

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Mineral

The color of a mineral when it is ground to a powder is called its ___________

• luster

• hardness

• sediment

• streak

Which is NOT a property of a mineral?

• Color

• Lava

• Streak

• Luster

• Hardness

A __________ mineral is shiny like metal.

• metallic

• nonmetallic

• color

• streak

This rock is made by heat and pressure

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Mineral

The _____________ of a mineral is the measure of how easily it can be scratched.

• color

• streak

• hardness

• luster

This rock is formed when a rock is melted into lava and cooled.

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Mineral

______________ is the way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

• color

• streak

• luster

• hardness

What scale do we use to measure the hardness of a mineral?

• Digital Scale

• Pounds Scale

• Lava

• Mohs Hardness Scale