Rock and Minerals Quiz

A rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediments

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

A naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition

• Rock

• Mineral

• Sediment

The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in a irregular way

• Cleavage

• Sediment

• Fracture

A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• sediment

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

• Cleavage

• fracture

• Hardness

Mass/Volume

• Force

• Acceleration

• Density

The color of a mineral's powder

• Cleavage

• fracture

• Streak

Gold Symbol

• Ag

• Mg

• Au

• Hg