Rocks & Minerals

What is made by nature and has properties which can be identified?

• Minerals

• Rocks

What refers to whether a mineral can be scratched or can scratch something else?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Color

Grey, black, and brown are examples of this property.

• Luster

• Hardness

• Color

What property tells us how shiny a mineral is?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Color

A mineral is able to ___________ into two pieces.

• Crumble

• Split

Minerals attracted to magnets have...

• Magnetic Properties

• Luster

• Hardness

A solid made up of two or more minerals

• Rock

• Mineral

How many types of rocks are there?

• 3

• 4

• 2

Made up of melted and cooled lava or magma

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

Usually made up of smaller pieces of rock, shells, skeletons, and plants

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks