A chemical property of a mineral is evident if the mineral
What is bubbles when acid is placed on it.
100
When do metamorphic rocks form?
What is when heat and pressure change rocks.
100
If shell fragments are found in a rock sample, it is most likely the rock formed
What is in shallow water
100
Limestone is a sedimentary rock and marble is a metamorphic rock. Even though limestone and marble have the same chemical makeup, they are classified as different rocks because
What is they are formed by different methods.
200
Which information would probably be most helpful to someone trying to identify a mineral sample?
What is the hardness and streak of the sample
200
Which material is primarily a mixture of weathered rock and organic matter?
What is soil.
200
In which type of rock are fossils generally found?
What is sedimentary
200
Which statement is true of all rocks?
What is rocks are composed of minerals.
300
This property is indicated by the color of the powder each leaves on the ceramic tile.
What is streak?
300
When do metamorphic rocks form?
What is when heat and pressure change rocks.
300
Rocks are classified as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary according to
What is how they are formed.
300
Give an example of a question that could NOT be answered using the scientific method.
What is Should lying be illegal?
400
In a mineral, the particles line up in a repeating pattern to form this.
What is a crystal?
400
What changes sediment into sedimentary rock?
What is weathering and erosion.
400
In which type of rock is the fossil imprint of a fern leaf most likely to be found?
What is sedimentary.
400
This is a variable that is being tested in a science experiment.
What is a dependent variable.
500
Which of the following must be true for a substance to be considered a mineral?
What is it must be naturally occurring.
500
Rocks that are produced when magma or lava cools and hardens are called _____.
What is igneous rocks.
500
Igneous rocks are formed by ?
What is volcanic activity.
500
This mineral property is indicated by the color of the powder each mineral leaves on the ceramic tile.