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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
alloy
B
quarry
C
gem
D
ore
3) The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's hardness
A
luster
B
streak
C
specific gravity
D
hardness
4) How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
A
fracture
B
cleavage
C
luster
D
hardness
5) Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
A
5
B
8
C
3
D
10
6) What is the rock cycle?
A
rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
B
molten rock that is stored underground.
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
streak
B
fracture
C
luster
D
cleavage
8) Ratio of a mineral's weight compared with the weight of an equal volume of water
A
cleavage
B
luster
C
physical property
D
specific gravity
9) Characteristic observed without changing the identity of the material
A
luster
B
specific gravity
C
color
D
physical property
10) A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
A
hardness
B
cleavage
C
streak
D
color
11) The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms
A
cubes
B
mosaic
C
triangles
D
crystals
12) A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
A
mineral
B
characteristic
C
element
D
rock
13) What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?
A
Sedimentary
B
Metamorphic
C
Gneiss
D
Igneous
14) What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?
A
Sediementary
B
Igneous
C
Limestone
D
Metamorphic
15) What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?
A
Igneous
B
Sedimentary
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
Sedimentary
B
Igneous
C
Metamorphic
D
Pumice
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
The sea creatures grew legs and crawled.
B
That area of the Grand Canyon used to be above sea level.
C
There is not evidence that anything has changed.
D
That area of the Grand Canyon used to be below sea level.
18) Which type of rock is most likely to be the most dense (most tightly packed particles and therefore heaviest)?
A
Sandstone
B
Igneous
C
Sedimentary
D
Metamorphic
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