Rocks & Minerals
What are minerals?
Non-living things found in nature
What is the most common physical attribute of a mineral or rock?
(Hint: you can SEE this)
Color
What scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals?
Moh's Hardness Scale
2,000
Which mineral is used to make glass?
Quartz
How many minerals does a rock contain?
two or more
Which attribute lets me know if a rock/mineral is round, square, or rectangular?
Shape
How was Moh's Hardness Scale rated?
(Hint: the levels)
1-10
Petrologists
Which mineral is used to make jewelry or the cutting edges of saws?
Diamond
The composition of a mineral is always the _____?
What attribute lets me know the way a rock/mineral feels?
(Hint: Smooth or bumpy)
Texture
Name 3 objects used to scratch a rock/mineral for Moh's Hardness Scale?
Penny, fingernail, iron nail, glass slide
What colors can the mineral Quartz be?
White and Pink
Which mineral is used to make Talcum powder?
Talc
The composition of a rock can ____?
Vary/change/different
Which attribute is the amount of light that's reflected off the surface of a rock/mineral?
(Hint: Shiny or dull)
Luster
Which mineral is the softest and hardest?
Talc and Diamond
A lot of light reflected of a rock/mineral means it is ___
Shiny
Which mineral is used to salt our french fries and pretzels?
Halite
Minerals are made up of a single type of ____?
Crystal
This attribute is measured by Moh's Hardness Scale
Hardness
Friedrich Moh noticed that some minerals were very ___ and some were very ___
Soft and Hard
Very little light reflected of a rock/mineral means it is ___
Dull
Which mineral is used to make countertops, floor tiles, sidewalk/driveway, or cemetery headstones?
(Hint: starts with a "G")
Granite