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Rocks and Minerals Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rock | A large concentrated mass of stone material |
| Mineral | A naturally occurring solid in the earth's crust |
| Streak | When a rock color is ground in to powder |
| Hardness | How easy a rock is scratched |
| Color | The ability to take on color. |
| Cleavage | The quantity of the crystalizing substance |
| Luster | How the mineral reflects light |
| Should you perform more than one test to identify a mineral? | yes, properties include hardness, luster, streaks, structure and texture |
| Igneous rocks - 2 types | Intrusive - formed inside the earth's crustExtrusive - formed outside the earth's crust |
| Extrusive Igneous Rock | Formed outside the earth's crust |
| Intrusive Igneous Rock | Formed inside the earth's crust |
| What type of rock would we find fossils | Sedimentary rocks are made of what was once living things |
| Sedimentary rocks | Sediment is deposited then pressure forces the layers together to form the rock |
| Metamorphic rocks | Formed from other types of rocks by pressure, heat or chemical reactions |