Properties
Rocks
Minerals
Types of Rocks
Hodge Podge
100
This property can be tested on a white tile.
What is streak?
100
This rock is different that other rocks because it is made of very old plants that have been pressed together.
What is coal?
100
A mineral is a solid, nonliving material found in this place.
What is nature?
100
Melted rock that cools produces this kind of rock.
What is igneous?
100
This mineral is black, cooled quickly and is smooth.
What is obsidian?
200
One would use this scale to identify the hardness of a mineral.
What is Mohs scale?
200
This type of rock forms when pieces of rock and other materials squeeze together over time.
What is sedimentary?
200
What is the easiest mineral property to identify?
What is color?
200
A rock was placed under heat and pressure so that its properties changed. It is now a new rock. What type of rock is in now?
What is metamorphic?
200
Gold will leave this color streak.
What is gold?
300
THis property can be tested by scratching the surface of the mineral.
What is hardness?
300
Rocks are mostly made of these.
What are minerals?
300
This is the hardest mineral.
What is diamond?
300
Magma at the surface of the Earth is called this.
What is lava?
300
A mineral that breaks into flat sections easily has this property.
What is cleavage?
400
This property can be seen when light reflects off of a mineral.
What is luster?
400
This is the softest mineral.
What is talc?
400
Does a rock that cooled quickly or slowly have larger grains?
What is cooled slowly?
400
Another word for dirt, dust, pebbles and sand is this.
What is sediment?
500
This property of a rock is usually only found in sedimentary rocks and can help tell the age of the rock.
What is fossils?
500
These are small mineral or rock pieces.
What are grains?
500
Some minerals react with this. It will bubble or fizz when it comes into contact with it.
What is acid?
500
Sandstone is this type of rock/
What is sedimentary?
500
Which tool could Bob use to examine the grains of a rock?
What is a magnifying glass?
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