Rock and Mineral Vocabulary

A solid material formed in nature or in Earth's crust with its properties is

• Mineral

• Rock

• Resource

• Sediment

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_______ is a property used to describe how easily a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces.

• cleavage

• luster

• streak

• rock

A property of a mineral that describes how easily it can be scratched ___________.

• hardness

• luster

• strength

• rock

A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light _______.

• shine

• luster

• rock

• streak

_________ is the color of the powder of a mineral when it is rubbed on a streak plate.

• stroke

• streak

• luster

• scratch

A solid substance made up of one or more minerals

• Mineral

• Rock

• Sediment

• Resource

___________ __________ is a type of rock that forms from cooled magma or lava.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

A type of rock that is formed from layers of sediment.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Sediment

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A type of rock that is formed over time from existing rock due to extreme pressure and/or heat.

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

_____________ is an area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms.

• resource

• habitat

• environment

• erosion