Minerals

Fluorite, talc, diamond, gold, and quartz are all examples of ________________.

• hardness

• luster

• minerals

• streak

People CANNOT make minerals.

• False

• True

The hardest mineral is a_____________________.

• mineral

• stone

• diamond

The softest mineral is?

• diamond

• talc

• tile

The reflection of light from a mineral is?

• Luster

• Link

• light

What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock? (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)

• igneous

• granite

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?

• Particles are changed into liquids.
• Particles are compressed into layers.
• Particles are melted together by magma.
• Particles are heated by the Sun.