Rocks & Minerals

Igneous rocks are created by...

• pieces of rock and other materials being squeezed together.

• melted magma cooling and hardening.

• having heat and pressure applied to it.

Sedimentary rock is made by...

• pieces of other rock and materials being squeezed together.

• melted magma cooling and hardening.

• applying heat and pressure.

Metamorphic rock is made by...

• pieces of rock and other materials being squeezed together.

• melted magma cooling and hardening.

• applying heat and pressure.

What is a mineral?

• The remains of an animal that lived in the past.

• Small, broken up pieces of rock.

• magma that escapes from an opening in the Earth's surface.

• A solid, non-living material in nature.

How can the streak of a mineral be tested?

• Rub it across a tile to see what color powder it leaves.

• Rub it against different things to see if it can be scratched.

• Break it see if the pieces are sheets or cubes.

• Shine a light on it to see how the surface reflects.

If a mineral can be broken into easy sections, what property is being observed?

• color

• luster

• hardness

• cleavage

What property of mineral is tested by scratching the surface of it with different tools (finger nail, penny, etc.)?

• color

• magnetism

• hardness

• Luster

How are obsidian, sandstone, and granite all similar?

• They are all minerals.

• They are all the same color.

• They all have fossils in them.

• They are all rocks.

Rocks are mostly made of...

• dirt

• fossils

• lava

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

You found a rock with a fossil in it. What type of rock would it most likely be?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3