Minerals
Minerals are a solid material that forms by a man-made process.
What is false
What does the Mohs Scale measure?
What is hardness
Rocks are a naturally formed, non-living material made of minerals.
What is true
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called:
Weathering
What cools to form this?
Magma
What mineral is number 10 on the hardness scale?
What is a diamond
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral’s
What is streak
Minerals in the rock contain clues of where the rock was formed
What is true
When crystals form from magma it is called
What is crystallization
Lava which cools on Earth’s surface forms a(n):
Intrusive Igneous rock
A substance not made by living organisms.
What is inorganic
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral’s
What is luster
What are the three main types of rocks?
What is igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary
Moving water, wind, and glaciers then carry these pieces from one place to another.
What is erosion
This rock forms when heat and pressure is applied
What is metamorphic rock
Diamonds are only made up of one element.
What is carbon
Is if a mineral breaks into smooth flat layers.
What is cleavage
What is the difference between minerals that cool rapidly and those that cool slowly?
What is crystal size
Sediment being dropped off and laid to rest is:
Deposition
Rocks that are rich in feldspar and silicon and lighter in color.
What is felsic rock
Atoms are arranged in a pattern which is regular and repeats.
What is a crystal
The mineral deposits that form when a mineral fills cracks in rocks are
What are veins
The process in which sediments compact under pressure is:
What is lithification
This long word means “to change form.“
Metamorphism
Rocks are enriched in iron, magnesium and calcium and typically dark in color.
What are mafic rocks