Topic 11 Rocks and Minerals

These are created and found in soil, rocks, seashells, or deep in the earth... 

• Minerals
• Crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is a mineral's ability to resist being scratched?

• density
• hardness

When you describe a mineral as being shiny or dull, you are talking about its...

• cleavage
• luster

What is the mark a mineral makes when it is rubbed across a hard plate?

• fracture
• streak

Rocks that form when magma cools and hardens above or below the earth's surface are called...

• sedimentary
• igneous
• fossil
• metamorphic

What kind of rocks form when sediment compacts or cements in layers on the earth's surface without heat or pressure?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• cement
• metamorphic

What kind of rocks form when heat and pressure change the structure, texture, and appearance of rocks?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• fossil
• sedimentary

Which part of the rock cycle helps form igneous rock, but not other types of rock? 

• erosion
• melting
• deposition
• metamorphism

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which term is used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface?

• luster
• hardness
• color
• streak

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the hardest known mineral?

• talc
• diamond
• calcite
• graphite