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