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Which of the following properties of minerals is expressed in numbers?
a) fracture
b) cleavage
c) hardness
d) streak

Which property describes a mineral that breaks evenly along planes?
a) fracture
b) cleavage
c) hardness
d) streak

Which property describes the color powder left on a plate?
a) fracture
b) cleavage
c) hardness
d) streak

Which property describes that a mineral breaks unevenly?
a) fracture
b) cleavage
c) hardness
d) streak

Which of the following properties of minerals does Mohs scale measure?
a) luster
b) hardness
c) density
d) streak

Which of the following properties is considered a special property that applies to only a few minerals?
a) luster
b) hardness
c) taste
d) density

Silicate minerals contain a combination of the elements _____.
a) sulfur and oxygen
b) carbon and oxygen
c) iron and oxygen
d) silicon and oxygen

___ is an example of a coarse-grained, felsic, igneous rock.
a) Basalt
b) Pumice
c) Granite
d) Obsidian

Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
a) chemical limestone
b) shale
c) granite
d) conglomerate

Which of the following is not a type of foliated metamorphic rock?
a) gneiss
b) slate
c) marble
d) zebra rock

The ___ of a rock is determined by the sizes, shapes, and positions of the minerals the rock contains.
a) foliated
b) texture
c) stratification
d) density

___ metamorphic rock contains minerals that are arranged in plates or bands.
a) foliated
b) texture
c) stratification
d) density

The most characteristic property of sedimentary rock is ___.
a) foliated
b) texture
c) stratification
d) density

An igneous rock the cools very slowly has a __ texture.
a) foliated
b) fine-grained
c) nonfoliated
d) coarse-grained

Igneous rock form when _________
a) minerals crystallize from a solution
b) sand grains are cemented together
c) magma or lava cools and solidifies
d) mineral grains in a rock recrystallize

A ________ is a common structure found in metamorphic rock.
a) ripple mark
b) foliation
c) still
d) layer

The process in which sediment is removed from its source and transported is called ____.
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) weathering
d) uplift

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