___________ranks minerals from softest to hardest

______the mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular (uneven) way

_______a mineral’s ability to split easily along flat surfaces evenly:

_______the way a mineral reflects light from its surface:

_______the color of a mineral’s powder:

_______a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again:

_______not formed from living things or the remains of living things:

_______a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition:

To be classified as a mineral, a substance must have all FIVE characteristics. Which of the following are characteristics?

Which of the following are the eight ways to identify MINERALS?

What are the 3 ways to identify rocks?

To identify a rock, geologists look at a rock’s texture. What would they be examining if they look at GRAIN SIZE?

To identify a rock, geologists look at a rock’s texture. What would they be examining if they look at GRAIN pattern?

Which of the following are sedimentary rocks?

Which of the following are metamorphic rocks?

Which of the following are igneous rocks?

Igneous rock that forms from when magma hardens beneath the Earth’s surface.

Metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands.

The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight

Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil

the breaking down of rock

Rocks that form from the deposition of organic material

Forms from magma or lava that cools

Forms after rock goes through high temperatures and pressure

Forms after pieces of rock are weathered, eroded and deposited

Which processes in the rock cycle change an Igneous rock into a Metamorphic rock?

Which processes in the rock cycle change a Metamorphic rock into an Igneous rock

Which processes in the rock cycle change sediment into a Sedimentary rock