Mineral Properties and Resource Types

Joe cannot scratch a mineral sample with his fingernail, but he can scratch the mineral sample with an iron nail. Which physical property of the mineral sample is Joe investigating?

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

• hardness

Minerals and rocks are not exactly the same. How are minerals and rocks related to each other?

• Minerals are groups of related rocks

• Minerals have crystals, but rocks do not

• Rocks are made up of one or more minerals

• Rocks contain different chemical compounds than minerals

Roger collected four rock samples and wrote a description of how each was formed. Which description describes a metamorphic rock?

• formed from lava that cooled quickly

• formed from magma that cooled quickly

• formed by pieces of rock cemented together

• formed by extreme pressure and heat over time

How do renewable resources differ from nonrenewable resources?

• Renewable resources are expensive to use, and nonrenewable resources cost less.

• Renewable resources will be used up in time, but nonrenewable resources will never run out.

• Renewable resources will never run out, but nonrenewable resources will be used up in time.

• Renewable resources are found above Earth's surface, and nonrenewable resources are found underground.

Mary Anne, Wanda, and Earl worked together in a small group. They were tasked with creating a chart that included images of renewable and nonrenewable resources. Analyze their chart to determine which list includes only renewable resources found in Florida?

• resources #1,2,3,4

• resources #1,2,3,8

• resources #2,3,4,8

• resources #4,5,6,7

Which of the following best describes the meaning of erosion?

• The process which moves sediments

• The process in which water changes the states of matter

• The process which breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• The process which changes rock from one form to another

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these agents causes both weathering and erosion?

• ice

• plants

• gravity

• temperature changes