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Mineral Properties And Identification Of Minerals; Rock Types And Formation. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which of the following properties is discovered using a scratch plate?
a) spedific gravity
b) cleavage
c) luster
d) streak

You can determine which mineral property by trying to scratch one mineral with another to see which one scratches the other?
a) hardness
b) fracture
c) crystal structure
d) cleavage

The hardness of a penny is 3.0 on the Mohs scale. Your mineral puts a scratch on the penny. What can you conclude about your mineral's hardness from this test?
a) It must be 3.0 also.
b) This test tells me nothing.
c) It must be lower than 3.0
d) It must be higher than 3.0.

Which type of rock forms at the bottom of lakes and oceans?
a) sedimentary
b) igneous
c) metamorphic
d) none of these

Which type of rock is formed through heat and pressure?
a) sedimentary
b) metamorphic
c) igneous
d) both metamorphic and igneous

Which type of rock forms after weathering and erosion have taken place?
a) sedimentary
b) metamorphic
c) igneous
d) both sedimentary and igneous

Which type of rock forms when magma cools off?
a) sedimentary
b) metamorphic
c) igneous
d) both igneous and metamorhic

Which type of rock can be melted into magma later to become igneous rock?
a) sedimentary
b) metamorphic
c) igneous
d) all of these

Which type of rock is formed through compaction and cementation?
a) sedimentary
b) metamorphic
c) igneous
d) all of these

Any type of rock can eventually become any other type of rock.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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