4th Science Minerals

What is a mineral?

• A living solid crystal

• A nonliving solid crystal that make up rocks

• A living solid crystal that make up rocks

Which of the following words are properties of minerals?

• Luster, shape and pressure

• Streak, waethering and hardeness

• Color, cleavage and hardness

With what senses can you identify a mineral?

• Sight, touch and hearing

• Touch, smell and taste

• Smell, touch and hearing

What is luster?

• How easily the surface of a mineral can be scratched

• The color of the powder that a mineral leaves when it is scratched across a special plate

• The way the surface of a mineral reflects light

What is hardness?

• The way the surface of a mineral reflects light

• How easily the surface of a mineral can be scratched

• Minerals that break along a smooth, flat surface

The picture above is showing an example of the property of minerals called:_______________.

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Streak

The picture above is showing an example of the property of minerals called:_______________.

• Streak

• Luster

• Metamorphic

Which are the 3 types of rocks we studied?

• igneous, sedimentary and metalic

• igneous, metamorphic and magma

• sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous

When do sedimentary rocks form?

• When layers of sediments settle on top of one another and harden.

• They form from molten (magma) rock.

• They form because of the change of heat and pressure.

Which of the following rocks are examples of igneous rocks?

• Limestone and sandstone

• Pumice, granite and obsidian

• Slate and phyllite