Rocks and Mineral Review NEW

You are hiking and find a rock that appears to have many different layers. How would you classify your rock?

• Extrusive Igneous

• Intrusive Igneaous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

How are rocks and mineral related to each other?

• They are cousins

• Minerals are made up of many rocks

• Rocks are made up of one or more minerals

• Neither contain crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A steel nail can scratch a certain mineral. A copper penny cannot scratch the same mineral. Which property of the mineral is being tested?

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Which statement about minerals is true?

• They all have the same crystal structure.

• They all have the same hardness.

• They all have the same luster.

• They all have the same color.

Which type of rock would you be able to find a fossil in?

• Metamorphic

• Intrusive Igneous

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A class was using the chart below to identify minerals. One student noticed that when they picked it up the mica, thin layers flaked off. Which property is being described?

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Streak

Which property is used to describe how a mineral reflects likes and would use words such as shiny or greasy?

• hardness

• cleavage

• color

• luster

To help identify minerals, you can use a streak plate and drag the mineral across it. Why do we do this?

• To see how a mineral reflects light.

• The compare the color of the mineral to the color of the tile.

• To see how easily the mineral can be scratched.

• To see the color of powder left by the mineral.

A rock formed by extreme heat and pressure is....

• volcanic

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Limestone is a common rock found in Florida. Often you can find fossils in limestone. What type of rock is limestone?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• mineral

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1