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Minerals, Rocks, And The Rock Cycle
Test Description: Review on rocks and minerals
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called
A
sedimentary rock
B
igneous rock
C
metamorphic rock
D
course grained rock
2) The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together is
A
compaction
B
deposition
C
cementation
D
erosion
3) Most minerals do NOT split apart evenly. Instead, they have a characteristic type of
A
luster
B
streak
C
cleavage
D
fracture
4) The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale is
A
quartz
B
talc
C
gypsum
D
diamond
5) How does a Sedimentary Rock form (in order)?
A
Deposition, compaction, erosion, cementation
B
Erosion, deposition, cementation,, compaction
C
compaction, erosion, deposition, cementation
D
erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
6) True or False. If false changed the identified word (ALL CAPS word) to make the statement true. High pressure and high temperature can change any rock into a SEDIMENTARY rock.
A
true; sedimentary
B
false; igneous
C
true; fine grained rock
D
false; metamorphic
7) Hot lava filled with gas cools quickly and forms pumice.
A
sedimentary
B
igneous
C
metamorphic
8) Layers of shell or coral, sand, and mud form limestone
A
metamorphic
B
sedimentary
C
igneous
9) magma cools slowly and hardens into granite
A
sedimentary
B
igneous
C
metamorphic
10) heat and pressure change rocks inside earth's crust into gneiss
A
metamorphic
B
igneous
C
sedimentary
11) Lava flows from cracks in earth and hardens into basalt
A
igneous
B
sedimentary
C
metamorphic
12) Which best explains igneous rock?
A
sedimentary rocks made of once living sediments
B
sedimentary rocks made by evaporation or chemical processes (rock salt or limestone)
C
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
D
Rocks made from cooling and crystallization of magma or lava
13) Which best explains sedimentary rock?
A
applying pressure to sediments
B
Rocks made from cooling and crystallization of magma or lava
C
rocks that are made from the compaction and cementation of sediments or through chemical/evaporitic processes
D
refers to the size, shape, and arrangement of grains in rock
14) Which best explains metamorphic rock?
A
when sediments are left in a new location by an agent of erosion
B
Rocks made through alteration by heat and/or pressure of pre-existing rocks
C
Rocks made from cooling and crystallization of magma or lava
15) What is compaction?
A
another name for the crystals that make up rocks
B
applying pressure to sediments
C
rocks that are made from the compaction and cementation of sediments or through chemical/evaporitic processes
D
Model by James Hutton to show how one can create a rock from any other type of rock depending on what you do to it.
16) What is cementation?
A
refers to the size, shape, and arrangement of grains in rock
B
natural process that 'glues' sediments together
C
igneous rocks that are dark colored, high density, and high in Fe and Mg
D
sedimentary rocks made of once living sediments
17) material made up of one or more minerals hardened
A
crust
B
rock
C
Mohs hardness scale
D
metamorphic rock
18) the never-ending processes that change rock from one type to another
A
carbon cycle
B
erosion
C
rock cycle
D
sedimentary rock
19) a way to help identify a mineral by looking at its outer hue
A
luster
B
color
C
hardness
D
cleavage
20) the way a mineral reflects light
A
luster
B
color
C
hardness
D
fracture
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