Rocks and Minerals

Front

What property of minerals describes how they break into thin sheets or squares?

Back

cleavage

Front

Which of these observations describes a mineral's luster? Options: brittle, shiny, brown, hard

Back

shiny

Front

Which rock is formed by lava that has cooled quickly?

Back

igneous

Front

Which rock is formed by layers of material that settled on the bottom of an ocean?

Back

sedimentary

Front

What property was Paolo measuring by rubbing a mineral on a white tile and recording the color of the mark?

Back

streak

Front

How are minerals and rocks related to each other?

Back

Rocks are made up of one or more minerals.

Front

What is a mineral’s luster?

Back

the way that light reflects from its surface

Front

In which category of rock should Sheila classify rocks that often contain fossils?

Back

sedimentary

Front

What two conditions are necessary for both igneous rock and sedimentary rock to turn into metamorphic rock?

Back

heat and pressure

Front

What physical property of a mineral is tested using the illustrated tool? Options: cleavage, color, luster, streak.

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cleavage