The Rock Cycle - 5th grade

You can rub a mineral against a white tile to see its

• luster

• streak

• hardness

Rock changed by heat and pressure is known as

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

A mineral's ability to resist being scratched is

• hardness

• luster

• streak

______________ is when rocks are broken down into sediment.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Refraction

• Weathering

Pieces of sediment that have been pressed and cemented together form

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• decorative rock

Wind and water carry sediment from one place to another during

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• refracturing

The way a mineral reflects light is its

• shine

• streak

• shimmer

• luster

The _______ ________ is when rocks are continually changing into other types of rock.

• wind cycle

• rock cycle

• weathering cycle

• water cycle

Melted rock cools to form

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• decorative rock

• sedimentary rock

A naturally occurring solid with a crystalline structure is a

• chemical

• crystal

• mineral

• magma