The process of sediment being carried away (by water or wind)

The process of sediment being dropped somewhere

The process of sediment being squeezed and packed together

The process of sediment being hardened into a rock

The process of lava/magma cooling and becoming solid

The processes that create an igneous rock

The processes that create a metamorphic rock

The processes that create sediment

The processes that create a sedimentary rock

The only type of rock that can contain fossils; Formed by sediment being packed together and hardened

A type of rock that has been changed into another type of rock by intense heat and pressure; can show ribbon-like layers or crystal patterns

A type of rock that is crated when lava or magma cools and crystallizes; Can have a glassy surface or small pits created by bubbles in the cooling material

The mineral property that is easiest to see, but LEAST useful for identification

The way a mineral reflects light

The color of a mineral in powder form; Determined by rubbing the mineral on a ceramic tile to see what color is left behind

A mineral's resistance to being scratched; Determined by using the mineral to try and scratch glass, or by using other minerals/objects to try and scratch the mineral

A mineral's outward shape, determined by the arrangement of atoms within the mineral

When a mineral breaks along flat, smooth planes

When a mineral breaks along uneven, irregular surfaces; either jagged and rough or curved