Rock
A solid, nonliving substance found in nature is called a…
a. igneous
b. mineral
c. sediment
d. sedintary
b. mineral
A mineral that is dull and glassy has _________.
A. metallic luster
B. streak
C. non-metallic luster
D. cleavage
C. non-metallic luster
Which of the following is NOT a property?
A. hardness
b. streak
c. luster
d. talc
d. talc
________ is the color of the powder left when a mineral is rubbed across a white tile.
a. streak
b. hardness
c. cleavage
d. luster
a. streak
Most plants grow the best in soil that contains a lot of…
a. sand
b. bedrock
c. humus
d. acid rain
humus
Which of these 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
C. metallic luster
The way a mineral shines is its ________.
a. streak
b. cleavage
c. luster
d. star power
c. luster
All rocks are made up of one or more…
A. crystals
b. once-living things
c. minerals
d. metals
c. minerals
A fossilized tooth would be studied by a __________ if they wanted to know about that animal’s diet.
a. dentist
b. paleontologist
c. ecologist
d. pediatrician
b. paleontologist
What is
“the continuous series of changes that rocks undergo.”
A. Rock Circle
B. Rock Cycle
C. Rock Transition
B. Rock Cycle
You cannot use _____ alone to identify a mineral.
A. streak
B. Color
C. Hardness
D. Gravity
All of the above
A mineral’s tendency to split along flat surfaces is __________.
a. streak
b. obstruction
c. cleavage
d. hummus
c. cleavage
Which of the answers below would most likely contain the most humus?
A. Sand
B. subsoil
C. topsoil
D. bedrock
c. topsoil
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
d. 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 the sand and bits of soil.
D. Mineral due to it being flat.
A. Metamorphic due to the heat and pressure
Which of these minerals might you see in jewelry?
A. diamond
b. talc
c. feldspar
d. soil
a. diamond
Name the 4 properties of rocks/minerals.
1. Luster
2. Color/Streak
3. Hardness
4. Cleavage
______ is a mixture of minerals, weathered rocks, and other things.
a. glaciers
b. wind
c. soil
d. natural resource
c. soil
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
C. Hardness
Which of these minerals would plumbers use in pipes?
A. calcite
b. mica
c. copper
d. unobtanium
c. copper
Which property helps you to decide if a mineral is nonmetallic or metallic?
A. color
b. hardness
c. cleavage
d. luster
d. luster
The fossil imprint of an animal that lived long ago is not likely to give us clues about that animal’s…
a. shape
b. color
c. size
d. weight
b. color
If you find an insect enclosed in a hard, yellowish material…
Have you found a fossil or not?
Explain
Yes, you have found a fossil of an insect preserved in amber.