Question from Rocks
A solid, nonliving 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
________ is the color of the powder left when a mineral is rubbed across a white tile.
A. streak B. hardness
C. cleavage D. luster
streak
Most plants grow the best in soil that contains a lot of…
A. sand B. bedrock
C. humus D. paleontologist
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
Metallic luster
The way a mineral shines is its ________.
A. streak B. cleavage
C. luster D. star power
luster
All rocks are made up of one or more…
A. crystals B. Once-living things
C. minerals D. metals
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
paleontologist
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. Gravity
Table of Mineral Properties
A mineral’s tendency to split along flat surfaces is __________.
A. streak B. obstruction
C. cleavage D. humus
cleavage
Which of the answers below would most likely contain the most humus?
A. sand B. subsoil
C. topsoil D. bedrock
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
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
B. Igneous due to the
cooled molten rock
the heat and pressure
C.Sedimentary due to the
sand 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
______ is a mixture of minerals, weathered rocks, and other things.
A. glaciers B. wind
C. soil D. natural resource
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?
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
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
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.