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8R - Rocks And Minerals
Test Description: Rocks Minerals Rock Cycle
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What type of rock is formed from the cooling of lava or magma?
A
Cementation
B
Metamorphic
C
Sedimentary
D
Igneous
2) Which of the following is NOT a property of minerals?
A
Inorganic
B
Crystal
C
Natural
D
Found in the liquid state
3) What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?
A
Igneous
B
Metamorphic
C
Sedimentary
D
Cementation
4) What type of rock is formed underwater and is formed from pieces of rocks, plants and animals that are stuck together?
A
Volcanic rock
B
Metamporhic rock
C
Igneous rock
D
Sedimentary rock
5) When a mineral breaks along smooth, flat surfaces, we say that it has which of the following properties?
A
Luster
B
Hardness
C
Cleavage
D
Fracture
6) What type of rock contains fossils?
A
Sedimentary
B
Metamorphic
C
Igneous
D
Volcanic
7) How a mineral reflects light is known as which property?
A
Streak
B
Hardness
C
Luster
D
Cleavage
8) A minerals resistance to being scratched is known as which of the following properties?
A
Luster
B
Cleavage
C
Hardness
D
Streak
9) How are rocks classified?
A
By their crystal size
B
By their color
C
By how they are formed
D
By their physical properties
10) What do we call the colored powder a rock or mineral leaves behind?
A
Luster
B
Hardness
C
Cleavage
D
Streak
11) Which type of rock has a banded appearance?
A
Sedimentary
B
Igneous
C
Metamorphic
D
Volcanic
12) What do we call it when a mineral breaks along sharp, jagged edges?
A
Luster
B
Hardness
C
Fracture
D
Cleavage
13) Which of the following describes the process by which sediments are dropped in new locations?
A
Deposition
B
Erosion
C
Glacier
D
Weathering
14) Which of the following will scratch quartz (Hardness = 7)
A
Graphite (Hardness = 2)
B
Diamond (Hardness = 10)
C
Glass (Hardness = 5.5)
D
Talc (Hardness = 1)
15) What type of rock is built up in layers ?
A
igneous
B
pet rock
C
sedimentary
D
metamorphic
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