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4E Sci Ch C2 Rocks
Question | Answer |
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The effects of ice, wind, and rain on rocks | weathering |
A mineral's ability to resist being scratched | hardness |
The color of a powder left behind when you rub a mineral on a white plate | streak |
A mineral property that describes the way light reflects from the mineral's surface | luster |
Melted rock cools and hardens to form this. | igneous rock |
A rock changed by heat and pressure | metamorphic rock |
The repeating of changes from one kind of rock to another over a long period of time. | rock cycle |
Carries away pieces of weathered rock to other places | erosion |
A ___ is made up of one or more minerals. | rock |
A natural, nonliving, solid material that has particles in a repeating pattern. | minerals |
A rock that forms in layers or small pieces | sedimentary rock |
Mohs' scale is used to identify a mineral's ____. | hardness |
Rocks that are formed when melted rock hardens | igneous rock |
What is the hardest mineral on Mohs' scale? | diamond |
If a mineral is shiny, you are describing the property of ____. | luster |