Grade 6 Sci Unit 2 Review

Front

Property of a mineral determined by observing how it reflects light.

Back

Luster

Front

Test to identify calcite and quartz using a nail.

Back

Scratch each mineral with a nail, the one that gets scratched is the calcite.

Front

Sarah scratches a mineral sample with a piece of glass. Which property of the mineral is she testing?

Back

Hardness

Front

Does the rock cycle have a starting point and a finishing point?

Back

False

Front

Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils, and what is the main reason for this?

Back

Sedimentary rocks, because they form at temperatures and pressures that do not destroy remains of organisms.

Front

What is the main characteristic used to group rocks into different types?

Back

how they were formed.

Front

What can fossils tell us about?

Back

Animals and plants that lived long ago.

Front

What will most likely happen when a soft rock and a hard rock are rubbed against each other?

Back

The harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral.

Front

How does the example of Nora baking a cake using flour, sugar, eggs, and butter explain the difference between rocks and minerals?

Back

The cake would be a rock. The flour, sugar, eggs, and butter would be minerals.

Front

Where would be the best place for Reena to dig for an igneous rock with large mineral crystals?

Back

Reena should dig deep in the ground because larger crystals form when magma cools slowly.