Rocks and Minerals Test Review Mr. Heath

Another word for characteristic. PROPERTY

The building blocks of rocks. MINERALS

3. This word means “fire-made”. IGNEOUS

Rocks that are formed from hot, molten rock material that has cooled and hardened. IGNEOUS

The age of something compared to the age of another thing. RELATIVE AGE

Rocks that have been changed by heat and/or pressure. METAMORPHIC

Rocks are formed from bits or layers of rocks cemented together SEDIMENTARY

The _____________________ is the never-ending process by which rocks are changed from one type to another. ROCK CYCLE

The property of a mineral that describes how the mineral reflects light. LUSTER

_____________ is the property of a mineral that describes what color mark a mineral makes when rubbed against a streak plate. STREAK

What are two other properties of minerals? COLOR and HARDNESS

What is the difference between lava and magma? Magma is molten rock below the surface of the earth. Lava is molten rock on the surface of the earth.

A naturally occurring substance that is neither plant nor animal A naturally occurring substance that is neither plant nor animal. MINERAL

The word _______________ means “changed in form”. METAMORPHIC