Rocks and Minerals

How light is reflected off of the mineral is 

• color
• luster
• hardness
• cleavage

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The least useful of all properties to identify minerals is

• fracture
• streak
• luster
• color

The ability of a mineral to break with smooth faces is 

• fracture
• cleavage
• luster
• streak

The ability to resist scratching--Moh's Scale is which property?

• hardness
• cleavage
• color
• luster

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of rock is made when magma cools?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• all of the above

Which type of rock most likely contains fossils?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which type of rock is formed when heat or pressure changes it?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• all of the above

What type of rock forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface?

• Intrusive
• Extrusive

Which statement is true about rocks?

• Magma is made of solid rock.
• Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
• Crystals are made of rocks.
• Minerals are made of one or more rocks.