Rocks and Minerals

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How do scientists classify different rocks?

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How they formed

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What type of rocks are formed by great heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic rocks

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What type of rocks are formed when magma or lava cools and hardens?

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Igneous rocks

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Rocks are constantly changing from one type to another, but it can take millions of years.

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True

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What does the mineral property of hardness measure or describe?

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Describes how easy it is to scratch the surface of a mineral

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What does the mineral property of luster measure or describe?

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Describes how well a mineral reflects light

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What does the mineral property of cleavage measure or describe?

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Describes how a mineral breaks into pieces

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What does the mineral property of streak measure or describe?

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The color of the mineral in powdered form

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What describes a halide mineral?

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Has a halogen element as the main element

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Which of the following describes a sulfide mineral?

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Contains sulfur as the main element