Rock Cycle Vocabulary

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

• Rock

• Mineral

• Crystal

• Ore

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A solid in which particles are arranged in a pattern which gives them definite geometrical shape

• Rock

• Mineral

• Crystal

• Ore

A naturally occurring solid mixture composed of minerals, smaller rock fragments, organic matter or glass.

• Rock

• Mineral

• Crystal

• Ore

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Deposits of minerals, both metallic and non metallic that can be refined to extract a particular mineral for profit.

• Rock

• Mineral

• Crystal

• Ore

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The individual particles in a rock are called ________.

• Texture

• Crystals

• Grains

• Foliation

Refers to the size and arrangement of grains in a rock.

• Texture

• Crystals

• Grains

• Foliation

This occurs when pressure causes flat minerals to line up, giving a rock a layered appearance

• Texture

• Crystals

• Grains

• Foliation

___________ is the measurement of how tightly a material is packed together. It is defined as the mass per unit volume.

• Density

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

A mineral's resistance to scratching.  It is measured with the Mohs hardness scale

• Density

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

The way a mineral's surface reflects light.

• Density

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak