Difference Between a Rock & Mineral
What is having a repeated, ordered structure?
cleavage or crystalline
Crystalline
What is rock formed from cooled lava called?
igneous or metamorphic
Igneous
What are useful materials or resources from nature called?
fossil fuels or natural resources
Natural Resources
An object from space that strikes Earth is called a ____.
meteor or meteorite
Meteorite
What are all rocks made of?
minerals or sediment
Minerals
What are small deposits or rock, sand, or plant and animal remains?
weathering or sediment
Sediment
What does it mean to remove?
extract or conserve
Extract
What are the small bodies of rock between Mars and Jupiter called?
asteroids or meteors
Asteroids
What is the shininess of a mineral called?
luster or color
Luster
Limestone and sandstone are examples of what type of rock?
metamorphic or sedimentary
Sedimentary
Gold and iron are examples of ______.
metals or minerals
Metals
Things that come from the moon are called _____.
lunar or maria
Lunar
What is the way a mineral breaks along flat, even planes?
cleavage or fracture
Cleavage
What type of rock has changed because of intense heat and pressure?
igneous or metamorphic
Metamorphic
Rock or sediment that contains metal is called _____.
ore or crystalline
Ore
The way a mineral breaks into jagged, irregular pieces is called a _____.
cleavage or fracture
Fracture
What is the property that describes how easy it is to scratch a mineral?
hardness or streak
Hardness
How rock is constantly created, changed, and broken down is called what?
rock cycle or cycle of ever changing rocks
Rock Cycle
Something is ______ which means it is able to be replaced by a new supply.
recycle or renewable
Renewable
To save water or energy is called to _____.
reuse or conserve
Conserve