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streak
rock
A. The color of a mineral when it is
ground to a powder
B. a solid material made up of one
or more materials
Sedimentary igneous metamorphic
A. Rock that forms when melted, or molten
rock from deep below Earth’s surface cools
and hardens
 B. rock that forms when sand, particles of
rock, bits of soil, and bits of once-living
things are pressed together and harden into
layers.
 C. new rock that forms when existing rokcs
are changed by heat or pressure or both
Cleavage
hardness
luster
A. A measure of how easily a mineral can
be scratched
 B. the tendency of a mineral to split easily
along flat surfaces
 C. the way a mineral shines, or reflects light
sediment
rock cycle
nonmetallic mineral
A. A mineral that is dull or glassy
 B. the continuous series of changes that
rocks undergo
 C. sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and
remains of once-living things
metallic mineral
mineral
A. A non living solid material that has a
definite chemical makeup and is found in
Earth’s outermost layer
 B. a mineral that is shiny like metal
Weathering is the breaking down
of rock over a long period of time
by___________________.
 A. Water
 B. Wind
 C. Ice
 D. All of the above
______is a new rock that forms
with existing rocks are changed by
heat, pressure, or chemical
beneath Earth’s surface.
A. igneous
B. metamorphic
C. sedimentary
_____rock forms when sand,
particles of rock, bits of soil, and
bits of once-living things are
pressed together and harden.
A. igneous
B. metamorphic
C. sedimentary
______rock forms when
melted, or molten rock
(magma) cools and hardens.
A. igneous
B. metamorphic
C. sedimentary
______is a solid material
made up of one or more
minerals.
A. mineral
B. streak
C. rock
A mineral is a nonliving
solid material found in
Earth’s ______layer.
A. outermost
B. innermost
A nonmetallic mineral
looks _______.
A. shiny
B. dull
Cleavage is a property that
describes how a mineral
______along flat surfaces.
A. splits
B. rolls
C. flips
Mohs Hardness Scale
organizes minerals from ___.
A. smallest to biggest
B. shortest to tallest
C. softest to hardest
Luster describes the
_____of a mineral.
A. hardness
B. shininess
C. size