Rocks and Minerals

Which is NOT a category of rock?

• mineral

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which of these is NOT a property of a mineral?

• cleavage

• luster

• hardness

• shape

A rock is made of two or more.....

• pieces of organic matter.

• pebbles.

• sizes of sand.

• minerals.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A naturally formed inorganic substance with distinctive physical properties, a definite chemical composition, and a characteristic crystal structure.

• rock

• mineral

The "shine" a mineral has is its ....

• hardness.

• luster.

• color.

• cleavage.

The way a mineral breaks is its.....

• streak.

• luster.

• cleavage.

• hardness.

Which rock forms as a result of a volcanic eruption?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which rock forms as the result of sediments layering on top of each other and hardening?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which rock is the result of years of heat and pressure changing it from one type to another?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Which is NOT an igneous rock?

• limestone

• granite

• obsidian

• pumice