Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary Quiz

a rock that forms when melted or molten rock cools.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• limestone

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

the color left behind when a mineral is scraped across an object.

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• cleavage

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1

an object that cannot be seen through is described with this word.

• opaque

• transparent

• translucent

• clear

a basic earth material that cannot be broken down any further.

• mineral

• rock

• soil

• sand

describes the way a mineral breaks—in this case it breaks along rough edges.

• fracture
• cleavage

• deposition

• opaque

when earth materials are dropped after being carried away by wind, water, ice, or volcanic eruption.

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• condensation

a layered rock formed by deposits of sediment in oceans and lakes over time.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• volcanic

molten rock material found underneath the earth’s surface; called lava when it reaches the surface.

• magma

• granite

• basalt

• quartz

an object that can be seen through is described with this word.

• translucent

• opaque

• solid

• reflective

A property of minerals that tells how hard or easy it is to scratch.

• hardness

• luster

• color

• streak