Big Idea 6 Vocab

the process of rock breaking apart

• weathering
• hardness
• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the minerals ability to scratch another mineral

• weathering
• hardness
• erosion

rock that forms when sediment is cemented together

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock

process of moving weathered rock from one place to another

• erosion
• weathering
• hardness

the color a mineral leaves behind when it scratches tile

• hardness
• streak
• luster

the way a mineral breaks

• streak
• luster
• cleavage

rock that forms when melted rock, or magma, cools and hardens

• igneous rock
• metamorphic rock
• sedimentary rock

the minerals ability to reflect light

• hardness
• luster
• streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

any nonliving solid that has a crystal form

• rock
• stone
• mineral

a rock that is changed by heat and pressure deep in Earth

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1