Mineral Rock

The way the surface of a mineral reflects light, either metallic or non-metallic such as silky, dull, glassy or resinous is called

• Streak

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Color

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Occurs with compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Foliated

• Intrusive

When an existing rock under goes HEAT and PRESSURE, it can create layers or bands referred to as

• Intrusive Metamorphic Rock

• Extrusive Metamorphic Rock

• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

• Clastic Metamorphic Rock

The color of a mineral in powder form when tested on a porcelain tile. This test is

• Color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

________ is an example of a metamorphic rock.

• Pumice

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Marble

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Vocabulary word used to describe what is in a mineral or rock

• Deposition

• Composition

• Cementation

• Compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

When a rock breaks across flat layers or planes it has_________and if it breaks irregularly it has

• Cleavage;Fracture

• Fracture;Cleavage

All minerals are formed from ____________, non-living matter

• Organic

• Inorganic

Through the process of WED (weathering,erosion, and deposition) rocks are broken down into

• Lava

• Magma

• Sediments

• Fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Minerals

• Crystals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1