ROCKS and MINERALS

It is a naturally occurring substance made from geological processes.

• Rocks

• Minerals

• Soil

• geosphere

One of the following mineral properties can be determined by observing, rather than doing something to a sample.

• streak

• fracture

• luster

• hardness

.Cleavage is caused by ____________.

• weaknesses in the arrangement of the atoms

• strength in the arrangement of the atoms

• the hardness of the mineral

• the arrangement of the atoms in a repeating pattern

Rocks that form when older rocks are heated or squeezed are called ________rocks.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• Minerals

.A(n) _______ is usually made of two or more minerals.

• rock

• crystal

• gem

• ore

The transformation of existing rock types, in a process called ____________.

• sediments

• Remnant

• metamorphism

• weathering

Types of igneous rocks that erupt onto the surface, where they cool quickly to form small crystals.

• Ultramafic

• Pyroclastic

• glassy

• Intrusive

It is the movement of sediments from one place to another

• transport

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Limestone under so much heat and pressure can be transform into _________.

• slate

• marble

• gneiss

• granite

Metamorphic rocks that do not have a layered or banded appearance.

• Foliated

• Carbon based

• Silica based

• Non foliated