AY Honors/Rocks & Minerals/Answer Key
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1. What is the difference between rocks and minerals?
2. Have a collection of at least 15 specimens correctly labeled with collector’s name, date, and the locality in which it was found.
3. Define and name two examples each (from specimens or pictures) of:
a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Metamorphic
4. What is meant by Mohs' scale of hardness? Name the minerals in order in Mohs' scale.
5. Define the following:
a. Cleavage
b. Specific gravity
c. Luster
d. Color
e. Streak
f. Texture
g. Crystal
6. Name four uses for rocks and four uses for minerals.
7. Locate four Bible incidents in which a rock was significant.
- Numbers 20:2-13
- God commands Moses to strike a rock to provide the Israelites with water.
- 1 Samuel 17
- David kills Goliath with a stone.
- John 11:38-44
- Jesus orders that the stone covering the tomb of Lazarus be removed.
- Matthew 7:24-29
- The parable of the wise and foolish builders.
- Acts 6-7
- The stoning of Stephen
