Rocks, Minerals, and Soil

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments
• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments
• deposition

What is deposition?

• Dropping off sediment
• Movement of sediment
• Breaking down of sediment 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is deposition?

• Dropping off sediment
• Movement of sediment
• Breaking down of sediment 

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.

• 1
• 5
• 8
• 10

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?

• luster
• color
• streak
• cleavage

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

• definite chemical composition
• crystal structure
• naturally occuring
• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3