Minerals, Rocks, and the rock cycle

Front

Which of the following statements is true?
- Only sedimentary rocks are made of minerals.
- Only igneous rocks are made of minerals.
- Only metamorphic rocks are made of minerals.
- All rocks are made of minerals.

Back

All rocks are made of minerals.

Front

Luster in minerals

Back

How a mineral reflects light: metallic or nonmetallic.

Front

Cleavage in minerals

Back

Whether a mineral breaks on flat planes.

Front

What property is used to identify minerals based on what a mineral can scratch?

Back

Hardness

Front

Streak (in minerals)

Back

The color of a mineral's powder.

Front

How do you calculate the density of a mineral?

Back

mass/volume

Front

Rocks that form from cooling lava or magma are called...

Back

Igneous Rocks

Front

Rocks that form from sediment being compacted and cemented together are called...

Back

Sedimentary Rocks

Front

Rocks that form when other rocks are put under heat and pressure are called...

Back

Metamorphic rocks

Front

Sedimentary rocks that form from something that was once alive are called...

Back

Organic Sedimentary Rocks