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Rocks and Minerals(:
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What forms when atoms in a mineral arrange forming a repeating pattern? | Crystals |
| Which property of a mineral measures how easily it can be scratched? | Hardness |
| When minerals break irregularly forming a rough and jagged surface, we say they have a? | Fracture |
| Which property of a mineral is determined by the color of the powder left when it is rubbed across a porcelain plate? | Streak |
| What do we call minerals that are useful and profitable? | Ores |
| Which group of rock forms as a result of heat and pressure being applied to pre-existing rock? | Metamorphic Rock |
| Where is the best place to find fossils? | Sedimentary Rock |
| Hot molten material deep inside the earth is called magma. Which group of rocks does it form when it crystallizes? | Intrusive Igneous Rock |
| Which group of rocks are the result of weathering, erosion, deposition, and lithification? | Sedimentary Rock |
| Which group of rock is classified as non-foliated or foliated? | Metamorphic Rock |