Rocks and Minerals Progress Assessment 1 Study Guide SY 22-23

A solid material made up of two or more minerals.

• rock

• hardness

• luster

• mineral

The measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

• rock

• hardness

• luster

• mineral

The way a mineral shines or reflects light.

• hardness

• luster

• mineral

• texture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This is a non living solid with a definite chemical makeup; it is made up of ONE material.

• hardness

• luster

• mineral

• texture

How rough or smooth the rock or mineral feels to touch.

• hardness

• luster

• mineral

• texture

The color of the rock or mineral.

• color

• physical attributes

• Mohs Hardness scale

• classify

sort

• color

• physical attributes

• Mohs Hardness scale

• classify

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Hardness, luster, color, texture: The ways the rocks and minerals look and feel.

• color

• physical attributes

• Mohs Hardness scale

• classify

A hardness scale that runs from 1-10 that measures a mineral's resistance to being scratched.

• Mohs Hardness scale

• color

• texture

• physical attributes