1. Rocks and Minerals Test Review
Mr. Heath

2. Another word for characteristic.
PROPERTY

3. The building blocks of rocks.
MINERALS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What are two other properties of minerals?
COLOR and HARDNESS

13. 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.

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

15. The word _______________ means “changed in form”. METAMORPHIC