Mineral Properties
This mineral property is the first one people notice visually. Some minerals have multiple options for this property, such as quartz!
What is color?
This term describes the massive slabs of rock that make the Earth's surface
What are tectonic plates?
This term describes when small pieces of rock or soil get dropped off in a new location.
What is deposition?
This landform is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
What is an island?
This mineral property describes how resistant a mineral is to being scratched
What is hardness?
This type of scientist studies rocks
What is a geologist?
This term means the movement of sediment (rock/soil pieces). It can be done by water, wind, glaciers, and more!
What is erosion?
This landform has steep, sloping sides and a peak or summit. It is much higher than the land that surrounds it.
What is a mountain?
This mineral property describes the color of the powder a mineral leaves behind when it is dragged on a porcelain plate
What is streak?
The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago and incorporated most major land masses on Earth had this name
What is Pangea?
This term means the breaking down of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface over time
What is weathering?
This landform is described as land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides and is attached to a larger piece of land.
What is a peninsula?
This mineral property describes how a mineral's surface reflects light. Some of the choices include metallic, glassy, and earthy
What is luster?
This is the hardest mineral on Earth
What is a diamond?
An example of this term could be heavy winds sandblasting a large rock, changing the shape of the rock over time
What is weathering?
This landform has steep sloping sides and is flat on the top
What is a plateau?
What is crystal structure?
The Moh's Scale measures this
What is the hardness of a mineral?
This action created the city of New Orleans, as dirt from the Mississippi River landed at the mouth of the river and created a delta
What is deposition?
This landform is made up of low-lying land where water covers the ground at most times
What is a marsh?