S6E5b-c - Rocks And Minerals Question Preview (ID: 53508)


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When minerals break EVENLY on a specific plane
a) fracture
b) cleavage
c) geology
d) color

A rock which contains a useful mineral is call a/an
a) ore
b) gem
c) alloy
d) quarry

The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's hardness
a) hardness
b) specific gravity
c) luster
d) streak

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
a) cleavage
b) hardness
c) luster
d) fracture

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a) 10
b) 8
c) 5
d) 3

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.
d)

The property of a mineral splitting evenly along a flat surface is
a) luster
b) cleavage
c) streak
d) fracture

Ratio of a mineral's weight compared with the weight of an equal volume of water
a) specific gravity
b) luster
c) physical property
d) cleavage

Characteristic observed without changing the identity of the material
a) luster
b) color
c) physical property
d) specific gravity

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a) color
b) cleavage
c) streak
d) hardness

The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms
a) crystals
b) cubes
c) triangles
d) mosaic

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
a) mineral
b) rock
c) element
d) characteristic

What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) Gneiss

What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?
a) Sediementary
b) Igneous
c) Metamorphic
d) Limestone

What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?
a) Igneous
b) Metamorphic
c) Sedimentary
d) Sandstone

Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock? (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) Pumice

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) There is not evidence that anything has changed.
b) That area of the Grand Canyon used to be below sea level.
c) That area of the Grand Canyon used to be above sea level.
d) The sea creatures grew legs and crawled.

Which type of rock is most likely to be the most dense (most tightly packed particles and therefore heaviest)?
a) Igneous
b) Metamorphic
c) Sedimentary
d) Sandstone

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