Rocks
A solid, non living substance found in nature is called a
A. Igneous
B. Mineral
C. Sediment
D. Sedimentary
Mineral
A mineral that is dull and glassy has _________.
A. Metallic luster
B. Streak
C. Non-metallic luster
D. cleavage
Non-metallic luster
Which of the following is NOT a property?
A. Hardness
B. Streak
C. Luster
D. Talc
talc
All rocks are made up of one or more…
A. Crystals
B. Once living things
C. Minerals
D. Metals
Minerals
Which is not a type of rock?
A. Igneous
B. Sedimentary
C. Cement
D. Metamorphic
Cement
A mineral that is shiny like a metal has a ________:
A. non-metallic luster
B. golden luster
C. metallic luster
D. silver luster
Metallic Luster
The way a mineral shines is its ________.
A. streak
B. cleavage
C. luster
D. star power
Luster
The fossil imprint of an animal can be found in rocks?
True or False
True
What is
“the continuous series of changes that rocks undergo.”
A. Rock Circle
B. Rock Cycle
C. Rock transition
D. Rock Motion
Rock Cycle
You cannot use _____ alone to identify a mineral.
A. Streak
B. Color
C. Hardness
D. All of the above
All of the Above
A mineral’s tendency to split along flat surfaces is __________.
A. Streak
B. Obstruction
C. Cleavage
Cleavage
Which rock used to be igneous or sedimentary, but was changed by heat and pressure?
A. Clay Soil
B. Sandy Soil
C. Silt Soil
D. Metamorphic
Metamorphic
A rock sample has grains that are flat and form long bands. What inference can you make about what type of rock the sample is?
A. Metamorphic due to the heat and pressure
B. Igneous due to the cooled molten rock
C. Sedimentary due to thesand and bits of soil.
D. Mineral due to it being flat.
Metamorphic due to heat and pressure
Which of these minerals might you see in jewelry?
A. Diamond
B. talc
C. feldspar
D. soil
Diamond
Name the 4 properties of rocks/minerals.
1. Luster
2. Color/Streak
3. Hardness
4. Cleavage
Two fossils are found near each other in a cold mountain region.
One is of a lobster,
the other is of a palm tree.
What can you infer about the environment in which these organisms used to lived?
It was once a warm, tropical region with water.
The ________ of a mineral describes how easily it can be scratched.
A. Metal
B. Crystal
C. Hardness
D. Streak
Hardness
Which of these minerals would plumbers use in pipes?
A. calcite
B. mica
C. copper
D. unobtanium
Copper
Which property helps you to decide if a mineral is nonmetallic or metallic?
A. Color
B. Hardness
C. Cleavage
D. Luster
Luster
What is South Carolina's state Rock/Mineral?
Amethyst