Rocks and Minerals

Formed when melted rock (magma) cools and hardens

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• limestone

Formed when pieces of sediment settle on top of each other and become squeezed together

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• rocks

Formed when existing rock is changed by heat or pressure.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Limestone

• Metamorphic

Minerals can be identified by their hardness. What is the hardest mineral?

• corundum

• diamond

• quartz

• talc

Limestone usually contains fossils. In which category of rock would it fall under?

• Igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the difference between rocks and minerals?

• rocks are stronger

• minerals are brighter

• minerals are what rocks are made from

• rocks are what minerals are made from

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What property of a mineral does the MOHS scale measure?

• color

• streak

• luster

• hardness

Which property of a mineral is easy to determine but is the least helpful to identify a mineral?

• streak

• color

• cleavage

• hardness

All are properties of a mineral except.

• color

• luster

• hardness

• streak

• weight

Which property of a mineral is determined by the way it reflects light?

• color

• streak

• luster

• hardness