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| the process in which sediment settles out of water or is dropped by wind |
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| the process of wearing away and moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice |
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| a mineral's ability to resist being scratched |
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| rocks that form when melted rock cools and hardens |
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| the way a mineral's surface reflects light |
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| the amount of matter in an object |
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| rocks formed when high heat and great pressure change existing rocks into a new form |
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| a naturally occurring, nonliving solid that has a specific chemical makeup and a repeating structure |
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| a natural substance made of one or more minerals |
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| the continuous process in which one type of rock changes into another type |
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| rocks formed when sediments are cemented together |
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| the color of the powder left behind when you rub a mineral against a rough white tile or a streak plate |
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| the process of wearing away rocks by natural processes |
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| gneiss is an example of what type of rock? |
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| sandstone is an example of what type of rock? |
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| granite is an example of what type of rock |
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| what are the main ingredients of soil? |
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| you find an igneous rock with no visible mineral crystals. where did it most likely form? |
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