Mineral Properties 1
Mineral Properties 2
Rock Types 1
Rock Types 2
Rock Cycle
100
If you rub the mineral on a ceramic tile and look at the color of the powder left behind, you are testing its ___.
Streak
100
True or False: A mineral's streak is always the same as its color.
False
100
ALL rocks are made of ___
2 or more types of minerals.
100
Molten rock on the Earth's surface is ____
Lava
100
True or False: Rocks are solids.
True
200
____ is when a mineral breaks in smooth sheets.
Cleavage
200
___ is the way a mineral reflects light.
Luster
200
The three types of rocks are...
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary.
200
Small pieces of rock compacted together form _________
Sedimentary Rock
200
What is the type of rock are fossils typically found in?
Sedimentary
300
The ability of a mineral to resist being scratched is known as ___
Hardness
300
The Mohs Scale determines a minerals' ___.
Hardness
300
How are rocks classified?
They are classified by how they are formed.
300
How are Metamorphic Rocks formed?
Intense heat and pressure.
300
The Grand Canyon is made out of which type of rock?
Sedimentary
400
Density is equal to...
Mass divided by volume.
400
If a mineral breaks with rough, jagged edges, we say it has ___.
Fracture
400
Igneous rocks are formed by...
The cooling of lava or magma
400
The two groups of metamorphic rocks are
Foliated and Non foliated
400
What type of Igneous rock is this? How can you tell?
Intrusive because it has large crystals.
500
The softest and hardest minerals on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
Talc and Diamond.
500
Two types of luster are ____
Metallic and Non metallic
500
What are the two types of igneous rocks
Intrusive and Extrusive
500
The three groups of sedimentary rocks are
Clastic, chemical, and organic.
500
Which type of Metamorphic rock is this? How do you know?
Foliated because it has layers.