rocks vs mineral Flashcards
____ are a combination of minerals
that are bonded together in some
way.
Rocks
___ are homogenous
substances with a very specific
chemical composition. are homogenous
substances with a very specific
chemical composition.
Minerals
___ can contain organic matter – even fossils!
Rocks
___ are inorganic.
Minerals
____ do not have a definite
shape.
Rocks
___ usually have a
specific shape.
Minerals
___ don’t have any
nutritional value.
Rocks
___ have some have
nutritive value for the human
body.
___ don’t have any
nutritional value.
Minerals,
Rocks
It has a regular, repeating
atomic arrangement.
____ do not.
minerals,
Rocks
The three major __
categories refer to the process
formation of said rocks.
rock
___ are classified
according to their chemical and
physical properties, but never
by the way they were formed.
Minerals
The science that studies rocks
is called ____.
Petrology
The science that studies
minerals is called ___.
Mineralogy