Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary are all types of what?

This is a term that means something you can observe with your senses.

This term means pieces of minerals that make up the rock. Rocks that have larger _______ are rough and scratchy. Rocks with no ________ are glassy.

Coal is an unusual rock because it is not made of minerals at all.

These are the building blocks of rocks. Scientists have discovered over 3,000 of these.

Color ___________ cannot be used to identify most minerals because they come in so many different colors.

This is the powder a mineral leaves behind when it is rubbed on a rough tile or another mineral.

This term refers to the way light bounces off the surface of a mineral. Some can be metallic or shiny.

Hardness is how easily a mineral can be scratched

Mohs' Scale shows the hardness of minerals. A diamond is the softest mineral and talc is the hardest.

The Mohs' Scale shows the ___________ of ten common minerals.

This term means how easy a mineral can break. The word fracture is another term you can use to describe this word.

Minerals with this property are attracted to magnets.

If a mineral reacts with acid it can

Rocks are the building blocks of minerals.

There are how many types of rocks?

Rocks are like chocolate chip cookies, and the ingredients (eggs, sugar, flour, butter, etc...) are like minerals.

Which of these is NOT a type of rock.

How can I scratch a diamond?

Rocks are made of

_______________ is the way a mineral reflect light.

On Moh’s Hardness Scale, fluorite is a 4 and topaz is an 8. Because of that, fluorite

You can identify a ________________ by its color, luster, streak, and hardness.

A diamond is a mineral with a hardness of ____________on Moh's.

______________is the powder left by a mineral when rubbed against a hard surface.

What type of rock is this?

In which location would you most likely find an igneous rock?

squeezing and cementing rocks are two common processes associated with:

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

Igneous rocks that cool slowly have a _________ grain size.

Igneous rocks that cool quickly have a _________ grain size.

This is an obsidian rock. It has few grains which makes it

This is a granite rock. Granite rock takes a long time too cool, which means it has many grains. A granite rock would feel _____________________.