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What is the main difference between minerals and rocks?

  • Minerals are collections of atoms that make up rocks.
  • Minerals are formed through burial and hardening of surface materials.
  • Rocks are collections of minerals stuck together. (correct)
  • Rocks are classified based on how they were formed.

What is luster?

  • The process of forming sedimentary rocks through burial and hardening of surface materials.
  • The property of a mineral that allows it to split in certain specific directions.
  • The property of a mineral that refers to the appearance of a mineral in ordinary light. (correct)
  • The appearance of a mineral in powder form.

What is streak?

  • The process of forming sedimentary rocks through burial and hardening of surface materials.
  • The classification of rocks based on how they were formed.
  • The property of a mineral that allows it to split in certain specific directions.
  • The appearance of a mineral in powder form. (correct)

What is cleavage?

<p>The property of a mineral that allows it to split in certain specific directions. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major ingredient in sheetrock and plaster?

<p>Gypsum (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is granite?

<p>An intrusive igneous rock formed when magma cools and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why may the presence of extrusive igneous rocks make a slope more unstable?

<p>Because they are typically weaker than the surrounding rock. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between minerals and rocks?

<p>Rocks are collections of minerals stuck together, while minerals are not (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is luster?

<p>The way a mineral reflects light (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is streak?

<p>The appearance of a mineral in powder form (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cleavage?

<p>The property of a mineral that allows it to split in certain specific directions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is granite?

<p>An intrusive igneous rock (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the preferred type of rock for constructing statues?

<p>Extrusive igneous rocks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is gypsum?

<p>A mineral used in sheetrock and plaster (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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