Rocks and Minerals Review

This means the particles that make a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.

• Chemical Composition
• Crystal Structure
• Fracture
• Solid

This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.

• Cleavage
• Density
• Hardness
• Luster

The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.

• Chemical Composition
• Color
• Hardness
• Streak

_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.

• Cleavage
• Color
• Luster
• Streak

This is how a mineral reflects light.

• Cleavage
• Density
• Hardness
• Luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_______ is a property that describes a mineral  that splits evenly along flat surfaces.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Inorganic
• Organic

This describes how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Inorganic
• Organic

The three major rock groups are:

• Inorganic, Metamorphic, and  Sedimentary
• Inorganic, Metamorphosis, and Sediment
• Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sediment
• Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary

This rock  is formed from molten rock (magma/lava) that has cooled.

• Igneous
• Inorganic
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

This rock is formed by erosion (continuously broken down into small fragments) and  then is compressed and  cemented together.

• Inorganic
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary