Rocks and Minerals

What is the color of a mineral's POWDER called?

• Streak

• Luster

• Hardness

Gold is a shiny mineral that reflects light. What property of gold does the word shiny describe?

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

What scale is used to measure the hardness of a mineral?

• Miller's Hardness Test

• Harry's Hardness Scale

• Mohs Hardness Scale

What property of minerals is the easiest to determine?

• Color

• Streak

• Hardness

According to the Moh's hardness scale, which of the following minerals is the hardest?

• corundum

• diamond

• talc

• gypsum

Which of the following correctly lists the 4 ways to classify rocks and minerals?

• color, weight, texture, luster

• color, texture, luster, hardness

• hardness, color, weight, shape

• texture, luster, shape, size

A student is testing attributes of a mineral. Which question would the student ask to

determine the hardness of the mineral?

• What does the surface of the mineral feel like?

• How much light is reflected off the surface of the mineral?

• How difficult it is to scratch a mineral?

• What color is the mineral?

Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?

• heating and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling
• uplift and erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Sedimentary rocks are made up of

• large rocks.  

• hard rocks.

• mostly igneous rocks

• small particles of sediment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The three major rock groups are:

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