Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary

A substance that has a pH level of less than 7

• Acid

• Base

• Neutral

• CO2

A substance that has a ph level less than 7

• Acid
• Base
• Neutral
• Rocks

When two or more materials interact to make a new material

• Chemical Reaction
• Substance
• Property
• Conductivity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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the splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces

• Cleavage
• Hardness
• Streak
• Color

The ability of an object to carry electric current

• Electrical Conductivity
• Hardness
• Magnetic
• Luster

A mineral's ability to resist being scratched

• Hardness
• Cleavage
• Luste
• Property

Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Rock

The way a mineral reflects light

• Luster
• Magnetic
• Conductivity
• Mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A material which is attracted to a magnet

• Magnetic
• Hardness
• Luster
• Color

Tags

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A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by extreme heat and/or pressure

• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Rock