Chapter 3 Vocabulary

a rock that is formed deep below the Earth's surface by hot magma pushing up toward the surface where it cools and hardens

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

a rock that is formed when small bits of materials are pressed together in layers

• igenous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

igneous or sedimentary rocks that are exposed to heat and pressure and change

• igenous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

a solid, non living substance found in rocks

• mineral

• sedimentary

• igneous

• streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

any property that can be measured or described

• physical property

• luster

• mineral

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

the color of the powder left when a mineral is rubbed on a rough surface

• streak

• luster

• cleavage

• hardness

the way a mineral reflects light on its surface (metallic = shiny, nonmetallic = dull)

• streak

• luster

• cleavage

• hardness

a measurement of how well a mineral resists scratching, bending, or denting

• streak

• luster

• cleavage

• hardness

the number of flat surfaces along which the mineral breaks

• streak

• luster

• cleavage

• hardness

the slow process that breaks materials into smaller pieces

• weathering

• ice wedging

• deposition

• glacier