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What are the Characteristics of every Mineral?
Solid, Naturally Occuring, Inorganic, Fixed Composition, and Crystal Structure
What do we use to test minerals to identify what type of mineral it is?
Mineral Properties
Name the mineral properties.
Breakage (Cleavage, Fracture), Color, Luster, Streak, Hardness, Density
Which Property involves testing the color of a mineral’s powder by using a porcelain plate?
Streak Test
Which property involves finding the relationship between the mass and the volume of a mineral?(Mass ➗ Volume)
Density
Which property involves comparing a mineral to other minerals and objects by scratching them?
The hardness test
What is the scale that we use to measure the hardness of Minerals?
Mohs Hardness Scale
Which property is the least useful?
Color
Which property has to do with minerals breaking randomly?
Fracture
Which property has to do with minerals breaking in a pattern?
Cleavage
What diagram shows the constant way in which rocks can go through processes to become different rocks?
The Rock Cycle
How do Igneous Rocks form?
Through the melting, cooling and hardening of magma or lava
How do Sedimentary Rocks form?
Through the weathering, Erosion and Deposition of rocks into sediments. Those sediments then go through Compaction and Cementation to become Sedimentary rocks.
How do Metamorphic Rocks form?
Minerals in the rocks are rearranged and create a new rock by the heat and pressure deep underground.
A metamorphic rock → experiences weathering and erosion → compacts and cements→becomes a ________________
Sedimentary Rock
A rock → melts into lava→ Cools and Hardens → becomes ____________
an Igneous rock
