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100

What can you infer about graphite from the fact that you can scratch it with just your fingernail?

  • It's not very lustrous.
  • It's not very hard.
  • Its streak is black colored.
  • It has fracture.
  • It's not very hard.
100

This rock is formed from lava and you would most likely find it near a volcano.

  • Sedimentary Rock
  • Metamorphic Rock
  • Igneous Rock
  • Igneous Rock
100

The rock cycle describes how rocks:

a. Change over time                       c. form

b. Are destroyed                            d. all of the above

d. all of the above

100

. What do all rocks have in common?

  • same size
  • same color
  • contain minerals
  • same shape

Contain minerals

100

The name of a scientist that studies rocks and minerals is called a . . .

Geologist

200

Which physical property requires no tools, scales, or other equipment to determine?

  • Hardness
  • Fracture
  • Color
  • Weight

Color

200

This rock is changed by heat and pressure. It is formed in layers.

  • Sedimentary Rock
  • Metamorphic Rock
  • Igneous Rock
  • Metamorphic Rock
200

In order for a metamorphic rock to become an igneous rock, it must

a. Melt and cool                       c. weather and erode

b. Undergo heat and pressure       d. become sediment

a. Melt and cool

200

You can identify a mineral by only one property.

  • true
  • false

False

200

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. Rocks can break down into sediments

b. New rocks form over time

c. Rocks can change from sedimentary to metamorphic

d. All of the above


D. all of the above

300

Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral.

  • true
  • false

True

300

Metamorphic rocks form from

a. Layers of sediment being cemented together

b. Cooling magma

c. Heat and pressure causing types of rocks to change form

d. All of the above

c. Heat and pressure causing types of rocks to change form

300

A rock that has been weathered and eroded becomes _____________________.

a.Magma                                       c. sediment

b. Igneous                                      d. metamorphic

c. Sediment

300

Minerals have different properties to help scientists identify them. Which is NOT a property used to identify minerals?

  • color
  • hardness
  • size
  • luster

Size

300

Why does magma tend to rise toward Earth’s surface?

a. It is more dense than surrounding rocks.

b. It is more massive than surrounding rocks.

c. It is cooler than surrounding rocks.

d. It is less dense than surrounding rocks.

d. It is less dense than surrounding rocks.

400

. Luster is . . .

  • The weight of a mineral.
  • The way light reflects off of a mineral's surface.
  • The way light reflects off of a rock's surface.
  • The color left after a mineral is scratched.
  • The way light reflects off of a mineral's surface.
400

.__________________ are nonliving, solid materials found naturally on Earth.  They are composed of one or more minerals and other natural materials.

a. Minerals                         c. Rocks

b. Grass                              d. Trees

a. Minerals 

400

What is the process called in which rocks are created, changed, destroyed, and formed again?

The Rock cycle

400

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  • All minerals are made of rocks.      
  •  All rocks are made of minerals.
  • Rocks and minerals are the same.    
  • All of the above


All rocks are made of minerals.

400

What is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched?

Hardness

500

This mineral test determines if light passes through the mineral.

  • luster
  • streak
  • hardness
  • transparency

Transparency  

500

Which type of rock is usually found deep underground where heat and pressure are present?


Metamorphic Rock

500

The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?


Deposition 

500

What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?

  • A rock is an inconsistent mixture of minerals, while a mineral is "pure" and made up of a precise combination of chemicals.
500

What is the term for the creation of smaller pieces of rock through physical or chemical means?

Weathering