Rocks and Minerals Mastery Assessment Study Guide SY 22-23

Rock A can scratch rock B. So, which is true?

• Rock A is harder than rock B.

• Rock B is harder than rock A.

True or False?

Minerals are made of many different materials.

• True

• False

True or False?

Rocks can be made of many different minerals.

• True

• False

You want to identify a rock or mineral. Which of the following is the LEAST helpful?

• weight

• color

• texture

• hardness

Which of the following is NOT used to identify a rock or mineral?

• hardness

• weight

• color

• texture

What question can a student ask to help describe a rock or mineral's LUSTER?

• How much does it weigh?

• Can it be scratched by another mineral?

• What color is it?

• Is it shiny?

What question can a student ask to help describe a rock or mineral's TEXTURE?

• Where did the rock or mineral come from?

• Can it be scratched by another mineral?

• How large is the rock or mineral?

• Is the surface of the rock or mineral smooth?

What question can a student ask to help describe a rock or mineral's HARDNESS?

• Where did the rock or mineral come from?

• Can it be scratched by another mineral?

• How large is the rock or mineral?

• Is the surface of the rock or mineral smooth?

If you see another student trying to scratch minerals against one another, what do you think the student is trying to find out?

• how hard it is

• what the texture is

• what the color is

• how shiny it is

If a student describes a rock or mineral as brown, he or she is describing the rock or mineral's _________.

• color

• texture

• hardness

• luster