1. Minerals and Rocks
What do we know?

2. luster How a mineral shines The reflection How glossy it is
How shiny it is
What is it?

3. cleavage How a mineral splits How it breaks apart Cubes or flat planes
What is it?

4. hardness
Easily scratched
Mohs Scale
How tough it is
What is it?

5. streak
Powder of a mineral
Color of its powder
What is it?

6. igneous rocks Melted or molten Deep within Earth Cool then harden
Volcano Rocks
What is it?

7. metamorphic rocks Existing rocks that change Heat, pressure, chemicals
Transformer rocks
Were once igneous
Were once sedimentary
What is it?

8. sedimentary rocks Sand particles of rock Bits of soil Bits of rocks
Once living things
Cemented together
What is it?