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Rocks And Minerals Review- Mrs. Ruiz
Test Description: Rocks and Minerals Review- Mrs. Ruiz
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following properties of minerals is expressed in numbers?
A
fracture
B
cleavage
C
hardness
D
streak
2) Which property describes a mineral that breaks evenly along planes?
A
fracture
B
streak
C
hardness
D
cleavage
3) Which property describes the color powder left on a plate?
A
streak
B
hardness
C
fracture
D
cleavage
4) Which property describes that a mineral breaks unevenly?
A
fracture
B
hardness
C
cleavage
D
streak
5) Which of the following properties of minerals does Mohs scale measure?
A
hardness
B
density
C
streak
D
luster
6) Which of the following properties is considered a special property that applies to only a few minerals?
A
taste
B
density
C
luster
D
hardness
7) Silicate minerals contain a combination of the elements _____.
A
silicon and oxygen
B
iron and oxygen
C
carbon and oxygen
D
sulfur and oxygen
8) ___ is an example of a coarse-grained, felsic, igneous rock.
A
Basalt
B
Granite
C
Pumice
D
Obsidian
9) Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
A
chemical limestone
B
granite
C
shale
D
conglomerate
10) Which of the following is not a type of foliated metamorphic rock?
A
zebra rock
B
slate
C
marble
D
gneiss
11) The ___ of a rock is determined by the sizes, shapes, and positions of the minerals the rock contains.
A
density
B
foliated
C
texture
D
stratification
12) ___ metamorphic rock contains minerals that are arranged in plates or bands.
A
texture
B
stratification
C
foliated
D
density
13) The most characteristic property of sedimentary rock is ___.
A
texture
B
density
C
stratification
D
foliated
14) An igneous rock the cools very slowly has a __ texture.
A
nonfoliated
B
fine-grained
C
foliated
D
coarse-grained
15) Igneous rock form when _________
A
minerals crystallize from a solution
B
sand grains are cemented together
C
magma or lava cools and solidifies
D
mineral grains in a rock recrystallize
16) A ________ is a common structure found in metamorphic rock.
A
layer
B
still
C
ripple mark
D
foliation
17) The process in which sediment is removed from its source and transported is called ____.
A
uplift
B
erosion
C
deposition
D
weathering
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