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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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major ingredient in sheetrock and plaster?

    <p>Gypsum</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.</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.</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is luster?

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

    What is streak?

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

    What is granite?

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

    What is the preferred type of rock for constructing statues?

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

    What is gypsum?

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

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