ROCKS AND MINERALS

A type of rock that is created using sediments that goes through compaction and sementation.

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

The general state of minerals at room temperature.

• Naturally occurring

• Inorganic

• Homogeneous solid

A naturally occurring substance that can form rocks.

• Mineral

• Nutrient

• Substance

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A property of minerals which allow them to be turned into copper wire.

• Luster

• Ductility

• Malleability

A type of rock that is created with the cooling and crystallization of hot molten magma.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

A principal agent for the deposition of most common sediments underneath the oceans.

• Lithification

• Weathering

• Erosion

This means a mineral is NOT a product of an organism.

• Inorganic

• Chemical composition

• Crystalline structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

This is the hardest known mineral made up of flat thin sheets of pure carbon.

• Topaz

• Ruby

• Diamond

A type of rock that is created with HIGH heat energy and HIGH PRESSURE underneath the crust.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

This property of mineral allows light in passing through.

• Diaphaneity

• Brittleness

• Color