Minerals, Rocks, and Soil Assessment

A solid, non-living crystal that naturally occurs in the Earth

• mineral

• fossil

• humus

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Most minerals are organic, which means they are made from living things

• TRUE

• FALSE

The process by which particles (atoms) arrange into a repeating geometric pattern

• crystallization

• metamorphosis

• rock cycle

• foliating

The Mohs scale is used to describe the ___________ of a mineral.

• luster

• hardness

• density

• color

When a mineral splits into flat sheets, it is exhibiting

• fracture

• cleavage

• luster

• density

To classify rocks, geologists consider the rock's color, composition, and

• texture

• hardness

• density

• age

Which is NOT a basic rock type?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• erosive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Rock that is formed from the slow cooling of magma inside the Earth, resulting in large crystal formation

• extrusive igneous

• intrusive igneous

• foliated metamorphic

• clastic sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock that is formed from the remains of living things cemented together in compacted layers

• organic sedimentary

• extrusive igneous

• non-foliated metamorphic

• clastic sedimentary

Rock that is formed from extreme heat and pressure being applied to existing rock, featuring minerals arranged in bands or stripes

• foliated metamorphic

• chemical sedimentary

• non-foliated metamorphic

• intrusive igneous