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S6E5b-c - Rocks And Minerals
Test Description: Review for the 6th Grade Rocks and Minerals Science Test.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When minerals break EVENLY on a specific plane
A
geology
B
cleavage
C
color
D
fracture
2) A rock which contains a useful mineral is call a/an
A
ore
B
quarry
C
gem
D
alloy
3) The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's hardness
A
hardness
B
specific gravity
C
luster
D
streak
4) How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
A
fracture
B
luster
C
cleavage
D
hardness
5) Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
A
3
B
10
C
8
D
5
6) What is the rock cycle?
A
molten rock that is stored underground.
B
rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
C
a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.
7) The property of a mineral splitting evenly along a flat surface is
A
fracture
B
luster
C
cleavage
D
streak
8) Ratio of a mineral's weight compared with the weight of an equal volume of water
A
cleavage
B
luster
C
specific gravity
D
physical property
9) Characteristic observed without changing the identity of the material
A
color
B
physical property
C
specific gravity
D
luster
10) A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
A
cleavage
B
color
C
hardness
D
streak
11) The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms
A
mosaic
B
crystals
C
triangles
D
cubes
12) A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
A
rock
B
element
C
characteristic
D
mineral
13) What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?
A
Metamorphic
B
Sedimentary
C
Igneous
D
Gneiss
14) What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?
A
Sediementary
B
Metamorphic
C
Limestone
D
Igneous
15) What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?
A
Sedimentary
B
Igneous
C
Metamorphic
D
Sandstone
16) Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock? (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)
A
Metamorphic
B
Sedimentary
C
Pumice
D
Igneous
17) These fossils of sea creatures were found far above sea level in the upper layers of the Grand Canyon. What can be concluded based on this finding?
A
That area of the Grand Canyon used to be above sea level.
B
That area of the Grand Canyon used to be below sea level.
C
There is not evidence that anything has changed.
D
The sea creatures grew legs and crawled.
18) Which type of rock is most likely to be the most dense (most tightly packed particles and therefore heaviest)?
A
Sedimentary
B
Sandstone
C
Metamorphic
D
Igneous
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