Minerals, Rocks, and Soil

What is a mineral?

• Melted rock

• Sediments pressed and cemented together

• Natural, nonliving substance that makes up rock

• Different types of rocks pressed together

Which of the following are ALL properties of minerals?

• Color, hardness, luster, smoothness

• Color, agility, luster, smoothness

• Color, hardness, luster, pigments

• Color, luster, hardness, streak

What is the softest mineral?

• Talc

• Diamond

• Quartz

• Topaz

What is the mineral's ability to scratch another mineral?

• Color

• Streak

• Hardness

• Luster

What is the way light bounces off a mineral?

• Color

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the hardest mineral?

• Talc

• Diamond

• Topaz

• Quartz

Which type of rock is melted rock?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Sandstone

Which type of rock is made of sediments pressed and cemented together?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sandstone

Which type of rock is formed from other rocks by extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Sandstone

Which of the following is NOT an example of an igneous rock?

• Obsidian

• Basalt

• Sandstone

• Granite