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Rocks And Minerals
Test Description: This review will cover material discuss in chapter C2.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is not true about the formation of minerals?
A
They form only through heat.
B
The form in the mantle.
C
They come from nonliving materials.
D
They are solid materials with particles arranged in a repeating crystal pattern.
2) What are rocks?
A
Rocks are made from more than one mineral.
B
Rocks form only through pressure.
C
Rocks are particles arranged in a repeating pattern.
D
Rocks are made from living materials in nature.
3) Which of the following is not a characteristic scientists use to classify minerals?
A
volume
B
streak
C
hardness
D
luster
4) What type of rock forms when existing rocks are subjected to high heat and great pressure?
A
metamorphic
B
igneous
C
minerals
D
sedimentary
5) What type of rock forms from pressure as minerals and rocks are squeeze together?
A
metamorphic
B
igneous
C
sedimentary
D
minerals
6) What is the rock cycle?
A
It is the process of weathering a rocking into nothing.
B
It is the ongoing process of changing rocks into larger rocks.
C
It is the process of using heat and pressure to change rock into dirt.
D
It is never ending process of changing rocks from one type into another.
7) What is the hardest mineral according to the Mohs' Hardness Scale?
A
apatite
B
talc
C
quartz
D
diamond
8) What type of rock forms from cooled lava?
A
igneous
B
minerals
C
metamorphic
D
sedimentary
9) What is a streak?
A
a natural, solid material with particles arranged in a repeating pattern
B
a mineral's ability to resist being scratched
C
the way the surface of a mineral reflects light
D
the color of the powder left behind when you rub a material against a white tile
10) Which mineral can be easily scratched by fluorite according to Mohs' Hardness Scale?
A
diamond
B
talc
C
fluorite
D
topaz
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