Q. A mineral is a _______________, naturally occuring solid that has its own regular arrangement of particles in it.

Q. What objects does a scientist studying minerals look at?

Q. What properties are used to identify minerals?

Q. The hardest mineral is the ______________.

Q. ____________ describes how a mineral's surface reflects light.

Q. ________________ is the color of a mineral in its powdered form.

Q. How does igneous rock form?

Q. How does sedimentary rock form?

Q. How does metamorphic rock form?

Q. Rocks are constantly being formed and destroyed in a process called the _____________.