Minerals and Rocks

Natural, non-living substances that make up rocks.

• minerals

• luster

• hardness

• ore

Describes the way light reflects off the surface of a mineral.

• hardness

• luster

• cleavage

• hardiness

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The way a mineral splits is called __________.

• luster

• ore

• hardness

• cleavage

The color of the powder left when a mineral is scratched along a white tile.

• streak

• hardness

• ore

• mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A property that refers to a mineral's ability to scratch another mineral or be scratched by another mineral.

• streak

• cleavage

• hardness

• luster

A scale that shows the hardness of a few common minerals.

• Moh's hardness scale

• hardness

• streak

• ore

Rocks that are mined because they contain useful minerals.

• luster

• hardness

• minerals

• ores

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Melted rock under the Earth's surface.

• magma

• lava

• igneous rocks

• volcano

Magma that reaches the Earth's surface.

• igneous rock

• magma

• lava

• mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks formed from melted rocks.

• lava

• igneous rocks

• magma

• luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1