Minerals and Rocks

Nonliving, natural substances that make up rock are called

• minerals

• properties

• hardness

• rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Minerals can be identified by their

• minerals

• properties

• hardness

• rocks

The properties of minerals are (check all that apply)

• color

• hardness

• luster

• streak

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Minerals are the building blocks of

• minerals

• properties

• hardness

• rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This melted rock, cools and hardens to form this type of rock

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• mineral

Layers of substances are pressed and cemented together to form this kind of rock

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• mineral

Heat and pressure form this kind of rock

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• mineral

Scientists compare the position of layered rocks to find a rock's

• shape

• properties

• relative age

• fossil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A rock layer can contain items like bones, impressions and plant imprints. These will have the same relative age of the layers around them. These are called

• shape

• properties

• relative age

• fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Rocks change from one form to another in the

• properties

• rock cycle

• resources

• cool