Minerals
Minerals 2
Minerals 3
Rocks
Rocks 2
100
The color left behind when a mineral is rubbed against a rough surface is _____________
What is streak
100
Which of these properties cannot be used to identify a mineral? A. hardness B. Mass C. Luster D. Streak
What is B. Mass
100
What is a naturally occurring , inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and structure?
What is a mineral
100
Fine grained igneous rocks are formed from magma or lava that cooled _________ (slowly or quickly)
What is quickly
100
What determines the size of the grains in igneous rocks?
What is the cooling rate
200
Which mineral has a metallic luster, a black streak, and an ore of iron?
What is magnetite
200
Which mineral is easily identified by smell?
What is sulfur
200
What mineral is commonly used a table salt?
What is halite
200
An example of pyroclastic ejected from a volcano is _____________
What is liquid metamorphic rock
200
Why does obsidian lack crystals?
What is because it cooled too quickly for crystals to grow.
300
The mineral name for fool's gold?
What is pyrite
300
Minerals found in Va include _______ and _________
What is pyrite, and mica
300
Which of the following minerals, in the form of sand, can be used to manufacture glass?
What is quartz
300
Intrusions that cut through rocks are usually what type of rock?
What is igneous
300
Sedimentary rocks are always deposited ____________
What is horizontally
400
The density of a mineral is determined by its mass and ____________
What is volume
400
What is the major element is earth's crust?
What is silicon
400
Describe how to test the hardness of a mineral?
What is use a copper penny, a fingernail, glass, steel nail, or a porcelain streak plate to determine the hardness.
400
igneous rocks are either ____________ or _____________
What is intrusive or extrusive
400
What are 2 examples of organic sedimentary rocks?
What is coal and limestone
500
Many gemstones, such as, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds have this property?
What is extreme hardness
500
What is the most abundant group of minerals in the Earth's crust?
What are silicates
500
What is the streak plate made of ?
What is unglazed porcelain tile
500
Which type of rock id formed by the solidification of magma or lava?
What is igneous
500
What type of rock is described? The rock formed by the deposition and compression of small pieces of matter and debris in layers over time
What is sedimentary
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