ROCKS AND MINERALS

If you wanted to test the hardness of a mineral, you would use a ___ test.

• scratch

• density

• streak

• luster

You strike the mineral Quartz with a hammer and it shatters into jagged, smaller pieces. This describes ____.

• luster

• cleavage

• fracture

• density

What is the density of a mineral with a mass of 30g and a volume of 5ml?

• 5g/ml

• 6g/ml

• 10g/ml

• 12g/ml

All rocks are made of ____.

• air

• soil

• water

• minerals

The meaning of the word "metamorphic" is ___.

• fire-formed

• to change

• sedimentation

• permanent

___ rocks form when heat and pressure deep inside Earth change one rock into a new type of rock.

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• pretend

The remains of animals and plants from long ago are classified as

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Bones

• Amber

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.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is Luster?

• The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.
• A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
• The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

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NGSS.4-PS4-2

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is a Mineral?

• A nonliving solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's outermost layer.
• A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
• The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

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NGSS.5-PS1-3