Rock Cycle

What is a baseline for measuring the hardness of a mineral?

• Moh's Scale of Hardness

• Layers of the Earth

• Rocks

• Fossils

What is the innermost layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Water

• Inner Core

• Crust

What is the outer layer of the Earth called? It is 4 miles under the ocean!

• Mantle

• Water

• Inner Core

• Crust

Solid pieces of material found on the Earth, made up of minerals and other materials.

• minerals

• rocks

• trees

• grass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What are nonliving building blocks of rocks?

• minerals

• rocks

• grass

• trees

What is a tool for observing the color of a mineral?

• fingernail

• penny

• magnifying glass

• nail

What property is the way a mineral shines?

• streak

• hardness

• color

• luster

________________ is the ability to be scratched by other materials.

• streak

• hardness

• luster

• color

Which mineral is the hardest?

• granite

• gypsum

• diamond

• talc

If metamorphic rock continues to heat, it melts into ___________.

• Tree

• Ice

• Magma

• Lava