Rocks and Minerals

What property of rock is being observed when looking for what color is left after scratching it on a ceramic plate?

• hardness
• color
• cleavage
• streak

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What property of rock is being observed when looking at its hue or shade?

• streak

• hardness

• color

• luster

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Rocks that are buried deep in the earth can be changed into an entirely new rock when it goes through what?

• weathering and erosion

• pressing and cementing

• heat and pressure

• cooling and hardening

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Tags

NGSS.2-ESS1-1

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

Tags

NGSS.2-ESS1-1

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

• Extrusive and Intrusive
• Foliated and Non-Foliated
• Clastic and Biochemical
• Black and Gray

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

What is Hardness?

• The tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.
• A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
• The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4