Rocks and Minerals

If a mineral can SCRATCH another one, it is -

• harder than the mineral

• weaker than the mineral

• the same mineral

Calcite can scratch -

• Apatite

• Fluorite

• Talc

What type of property test is a mineralogist conducting when she rubs a mineral over a mirror, tile, or hard surface?

• Streak Test

• Luster Test

• Appearance Test

• Cracking Test

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• magma

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral
• rock
• fossil
• soil

Rock formed from materials that have settles into layers from weathering

• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

An object that is solid, formed in nature, and has never been alive

• sand castle
• mineral
• plant

What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?

• dirt
• grime
• sediment
• popcorn

A shiny material is described as having a __________________ luster

• metallic
• nonmetallic