Rocks and Minerals

Which type of rock is formed from the alteration of existing rock through heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Mineral rock

Which type of rock is formed from the accumulation and cementation of sediments?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Mineral rock

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Mineral rock

Streak is...

• the particles or "streak" left behind on a streak plate after rubbing a mineral across it.

• how hard a mineral is.

• the way light bounces off a mineral.

The 5 properties of minerals are....

• color, streak, film, firmness, and cleavage

• color, streak, breakage, magnestism, and hardness

• color, streak, luster, hardness, and cleavage/fracture

All rocks can change from one form to another over time and under certain conditions (even though it may take millions of years).

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Minerals are...

• naturally made rocks.

• man made materials that are neither plant nor animal.

• naturally occurring substances neither plant nor animal.

There are ______ properties of minerals.

• 5

• 4

• 9

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Color is...

• The color of a mineral.

• The flavor of a mineral.

• The color of our eyes.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Luster is...

• the color of the mineral.

• the way light bounces off a mineral.

• how hard the mineral is.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1