Rocks vs.Minerals
These are non-living things found in nature
What are Minerals
This mineral is used to make glass
What is quartz?
The softest mineral on the Mohs scale
What is talc?
The most common way to describe rock or mineral
What is color?
This is the process of rocks breaking down and moving
What is erosion?
A rock is made of this (how many minerals?)
What is two or more minerals?
This mineral is used in jewelry and cutting tools.
What is diamond?
Th hardest mineral on the Moh's scale.
What is diamond?
Why shouldn't you only use color to identify a mineral?
Because it can be misleading
Name one thing that causes erosion.
What is water, wind, or ice?
Minerals are made up of one type of this
What is a crystal?
This soft mineral is used to make powder
What is talc?
This tool can scratch minerals like calcite.
What is a copper coin?
What is texture?
Heavy rains can cause this type of erosion.
What is water erosion?
This stays the same in a mineral no matter where it is found.
What is the composition (make-up)?
This mineral is used to salt foods like fries.
What is halite?
This can scratch very soft minerals like talc
What is a fingernail?
This tells how shiny or dull a rock is.
What is luster?
Wind storms in this place can move rocks far away
What is the desert?
Rocks found in different places can be different because of this.
What is their composition (different minerals or amounts)
Minerals are used in many different ways-name one.
What is jewelry, glass, food tools (etc.)
What does hardness mean?
The ability to resist scratching
This test helps determine how hard a rock is.
What is the scratch test
Long ago, Earth was one landmass called this.
What is Pangea