Rocks and Minerals
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. mineralogist
A. The breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
2. weathering
B. To manifest or bring back
3. rock
C. A fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of ___
4. elements
D. A narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
5. minerals
E. Red, blue and yellow are all examples of this
6. color
F. Hard piece of stone
7. streak
G. A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
8. metallic
H. To face and withstand with courage
9. luster
I. The visual property of something that shines with reflected light
10. reflect
J. Not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
11. cleavage
K. Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (plural)
12. nonmetallic
L. A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
13. fracture
M. A quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
14. hardness
N. An abstract part of something (plural)
15. crystal
O. How tightly packed the matter in something is
16. density
P. A scientist trained in ___