Exam 2: Minerals and Rocks

Write a short essay comparing and contrasting the definitions of "mineral" and "rock." Illustrate how   these concepts are related with specific examples.

The four states of matter are solid, liquid, gas, and ____________________.

The glassy texture of obsidian is the result of extremely slow cooling.

What is a naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid, having characteristic physical properties and a narrowly defined chemical composition?

____________________ involves the study and search for minerals and rocks that are economically important.

What type of metamorphism would be most associated with mountain building?

According to the rock cycle, a sedimentary rock can be formed from a(n)____.

The process of ____ is responsible for breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.

Minerals are made of rocks.

Carbon has six protons; therefore, its mass number is six.