Rocks and Minerals

Question 1

Mineral

Answer 1

Naturally occuring, usually inorganic, solid, crystalline structure, chemical composition

Question 2

Crystal

Answer 2

solid, geometric form that results from a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules

Question 3

Streak

Answer 3

the color of the powdered form of a mineral

Question 4

Luster

Answer 4

The way a surface reflects light

Question 5

Cleavage

Answer 5

The tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces

Question 6

Weathering

Answer 6

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature by which it breaks down

Question 7

Erosion

Answer 7

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another

Question 8

Deposition

Answer 8

The process by which sediment comes to rest

Question 9

Igneous rock

Answer 9

forms when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid

Question 10

Sedimentary rock

Answer 10

Forms when minerals that form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together

Question 11

Metamorphic rock

Answer 11

Forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock

Question 12

Rock cycle

Answer 12

The process of how rock changes into a different type of rock

Question 13

Rock

Answer 13

Combination of one or more minerals or organic matter

Question 14

Composition

Answer 14

The formula of a rock

Question 15

Texture

Answer 15

The size, shape, and position of the grains