Rocks and Minerals

Means that the substance must occur in nature, it cannot be created or manufactured by people

• Inorganic
• Organic
• Naturally Occurring
• Not Living

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The five characteristics that all minerals share are:

• Definite Chemical Composition, Color, Density, Igneous, and Solid
• Definite Chemical Composition,  Crystal Structure, Inorganic, Naturally Occurring, and Solid
• Cleavage, Faces, Hardness, Metamorphic, and Streak
• Cleavage, Crystal Structure, Density, Igneous, and Solid

This has a definite volume and shape, its particles are tightly packed together and cannot move easily.

• Chemical Composition
• Crystal Structure
• Density
• Streak

This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.

• Cleavage
• Density
• Hardness
• Luster

The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.

• Chemical Composition
• Color
• Hardness
• Streak

_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.

• Cleavage
• Color
• Luster
• Streak

This is how a mineral reflects light.

• Cleavage
• Density
• Hardness
• Luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This describes how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Inorganic
• Organic

The three major rock groups are:

• Inorganic, Metamorphic, and  Sedimentary
• Inorganic, Metamorphosis, and Sediment
• Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sediment
• Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary

This rock  is formed from molten rock (magma/lava) that has cooled.

• Igneous
• Inorganic
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary