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6th Science

Mineral and Rock Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
The ability to break along flat surfaces Cleavage
A solid formed of one or more minerals Rock
A special property where a rock glows under ultraviolet light Fluorescence
Not formed of living things of the remains of living things Inorganic
The color of a rock's powder Streak
A scale that ranks from 1-10 a rock's hardness Mohs Hardness Scale
This rock is formed from the cooling of lava or magma Igneous
Rocks that have particles arranged in bands or layers Foliated
This rock is formed from the remains of plants and animals pressed together with particles of other rocks Sedimentary
The way a mineral reflects light Luster
A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a repeating pattern Crystal
The way a mineral's break looks when it has jagged edges Fracture
The look and feel of a rock's surface Texture
Rock formed when existing rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions Metamorphic rocks
This key characteristic of rocks is described as mass per unit of volume Density
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