Rocks and Minerals Quiz

This rock is changed by heat and pressure

• minerals

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

This rock is formed from magma or lava that cools and hardens

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock contains pieces of different minerals that layered together over time

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• minerals

• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A minerals______ describes how its surface looks when light reflects from it

• color

• hardness

• streak

• luster

When you rub a mineral against a white tile, its______is the color left behind.

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• cleavage

A mineral's ________ is the ability to resist being scratched

• rock cycle

• hardness

• luster

• streak

The _______ is a tool used to rank hardness of minerals

• Mohs Hardness Scale

• streak

• color

• cleavage

What are rocks made of?

• salts

• minerals

• mica

• quartz

The ___________ is how the 3 rock types change from one type to another.

• luster

• Mohs Hardness Scale

• streak

• Rock Cycle

When a mineral breaks along an irregular surface, it is called a fracture. When it breaks smoothly along a flat surface, it is called_______

• cleavage

• hardness

• Rock Cycle

• luster