Big Idea 6-Earth Structures Vocabulary

Type of rock that forms from cooled magma or lava (molten rock).

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Erosion

All the land, forests, energy sources, and minerals existing naturally in a place that can be used by people.

• Natural Resource

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The color of powder that a mineral leaves when it is rubbed on a streak plate.

• Natural Resources

• Igneous Rocks

• Color

• Streak

Type of rock that is formed over time from other rocks due to extreme pressure and/or heat.

• Igneous Rocks

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A natural material that has a crystal form and its own set of properties.

• Erosion

• Mineral

• Weathering

• Natural Resources

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Type of rock formed from layers of sediment that are cemented together.

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic Rocks

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Property of a mineral that describes how easily it can be scratched.

• Mineral

• Streak

• Hardness

• Color

Any resource, such as wood or solar energy, that can or will be replenished naturally in a reasonable amount of time.

• Natural Resources

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Renewal Resources

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The process by which rocks and other surfaces are broken down.

• Streak

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Property of a mineral that describes how the mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces.

• Cleavage

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sedimentary Rocks