Rocks and Minerals

If a mineral can SCRATCH another one, it is -

• harder than the mineral

• weaker than the mineral

• the same mineral

Calcite can scratch -

• Apatite

• Fluorite

• Talc

Diamond is the hardest mineral.

• True

• False

What type of property test is a mineralogist conducting when she rubs a mineral over a mirror, tile, or hard surface?

• Streak Test

• Luster Test

• Appearance Test

• Cracking Test

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Two types of igneous rocks are:

• Interior and exterior

• Intrusive and extrusive

• Inside and outside

• Enter and exit

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral
• rock
• fossil
• soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock formed from materials that have settles into layers from weathering

• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

An object that is solid, formed in nature, and has never been alive

• sand castle
• mineral
• plant

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1