7th Grade Rocks & Minerals

1. The repeating pattern of a minerals particles form a solid called a

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

2. define the word luster in terms of studying minerals

• color

• texture

• light reflective qaulities

3. because minerals do NOT come fromliving things they are said to be

(a)  

4. Explain why color alone cannot be used to identify most minerals

5. what process causes minerals to form in a shallow lake during dry conditions

• melting

• high pressure

• evaporation

• condensation

36. explain the Mohs hardness scale

(a)  

37. Chemical reactions, pressure and (a)   can cause sedimentary rock to change to a metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A ___ is a narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock

• fracture

• crystal

• ore

• vein

A process that occurs on earth's surface slowly changing rock form from one kind to another is ___

• evaporation

• crystallization

• rock cycle

• morphication

Geologists determine whether an igneous rock is extrusive or intrusive based on it's (a)