Which is NOT true of minerals?

A pure substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

The way a mineral reflects light

The tendency of some minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces

The tendency of some minerals to break unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces

The process in which a rock forms, changes from one form to another, is destroyed, and forms again

If it gets hot enough to melt, a rock can cool into a(n)

The chemical makeup of a rock

Dark colored igneous rocks that are rich in elements like calcium, iron, and magnesium

The only kind of rock in which fossils are found

Coal is an example of a metamorphic rock

Fragments of rock cemented together by a mineral like calcite or quartz

In contact metamorphism, the greatest change in rock occurs

When pressure builds up in rock that is buried deep below other rock formations, or when large pieces of the crust collide

Metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands

A change in the shape of the rock if it is exposed to forces that squeeze or stretch it

A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter

Minerals are made of rocks.

The rock cycle never ends

There is only one way through the rock cycle.

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