Name:_____________________________________
Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle
Study Guide
Period:_________
Write the definition for the following words:
1. Minerals: _____________________________________________________________________
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Properties
1. Luster:_________________________________________________________________________
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2.
3.
2. Transparency:________________________________________________________________
1.
2.
3.
3. Color:__________________________________________________________________________
4. Streak Color Method:_______________________________________________________
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5. Hardness Method:___________________________________________________________
Moh’s Hardness Scale:
1
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10
6. Reaction to HCI Acid Method:______________________________________________
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7. Crystalline Structure:________________________________________________________
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8. Cleavage:______________________________________________________________________
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9. Fracture:_____________________________________________________________________
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10.
Magnetism: The magnetic property a mineral holds.
11.
Fluorescence: Some minerals have the ability to temporarily
absorb a small amount of light and an instant later release a small
amount of light of a different wavelength.
Additional Mineral Information:
 Minerals indicate the type of environment the rock/mineral was formed
in.
 Natural diamonds are minerals. Manufactured diamonds are NOT
minerals.
 Natural and manufactured diamonds hold the same properties.
Natural Resources:
1. Renewable:___________________________________________________________________
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Examples:
a.
b.
2. Nonrenewable:_______________________________________________________________
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Examples:
a.
b.
c.
Additional Natural Resource Information:
 Ohio was once covered by an ancient sea. We know this because:
a. Sedimentary rocks make up the bedrock surface of Ohio.
b. Fresh or marine fossils are found in limestone and sandstone
in the sediment of Ohio.
c. Coal is a sedimentary rock formed from peat.
Rocks: An inorganic substance that is naturally occurring, and is made of
minerals.
Types:
1. Igneous: ____________________________________________________________________
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Examples:
a.
b.
Magma:___________________________________________________________________________
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Lava:______________________________________________________________________________
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Intrusive igneous:_______________________________________________________________
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Extrusive igneous:______________________________________________________________
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2. Sedimentary:________________________________________________________________
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Examples:
a.
b.
3. Metamorphic:________________________________________________________________
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Examples:
a.
b.
Law of Superposition:_______________________________________________________________
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Geologist:_____________________________________________________________________________
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Additional Rock Information:
 To identify a rock: Look at the composition of the rock, type of mineral
in the rock, the mineral arrangement and the minerals shape and size.
Rock Cycle: How do rocks change from one type to another? (Identify the
rock types, draw, and explain how they change from one rock to another) It
would also be a good idea to draw out this following diagram…