Minerals and Rocks

How light is reflected from the surface

• Shine

• Sparkle

• Luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The color of the powder that a mineral produces when it is dragged across another surface

• Luster

• Streak

• Erosion

When a mineral breaks in an irregular way

• Break

• Fissure

• Fracture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The molton rock UNDER Earth's surface

• Lava

• Magma

• Core

The molton rock ON or ABOVE Earth's surface

• Lava

• Magma

• Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks made from cooled lava or magma

• Igneous

• Porous

• Sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The type of rocks formed from bits and pieces that stick together

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

The type of rocks formed through intense heat and pressure

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The act of eroded materials settling and stop moving

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

If a rock is formed from lava, what will the grains be?

• coarse
• fine