Rocks
Minerals
Rocks and Minerals
100
All rocks are made up of _________.
a) sediments.
b) minerals.
c) soil.
d) glass.
Minerals.
100
A mineral is created from __________.
a) rocks.
b) other minerals.
c) the Earth.
d) soil.
The Earth.
100
What type of rock is marble?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
Metamorphic.
200
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
200
Name 3 physical properties used to test minerals.
Colour, Lustre, Hardness, Streak, or Transparency.
200
What type of rock is limestone?
a) Metamorphic
b) Igneous
c) Sedimentary
Sedimentary.
300
Sand, mud, and pebbles (sediment) create what type of rock?
Sedimentary.
300
___________ is when light is allowed to pass through something.
a) Streak.
b) Lustre.
c) Transparency.
Transparency.
300
What type of rock is obsidian?
a) Metamorphic
b) Igneous
c) Sedimentary
Igneous.
400
What type of rock is formed through the hardening of lava?
Igneous.
400
__________ is how resistant a material is to scratching. The Mohs scale is used to test this property.
a) Lustre
b) Hardness
c) Streak
Hardness.
400
Name one product that is made from a rock.
Answers will vary.
500
What type of rock is formed through high heat and pressure?
Metamorphic.
500
_________ describes how much light reflects off the surface of an object.
a) Lustre
b) Streak
c) Colour
Lustre.
500
Name one product that is made from a mineral.
Answers will vary.