Rocks And Minerals Gr6 Ch3 Question Preview (ID: 62320)
Rock Cycle, Minerals, Moh's Hardness, Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Natural Resources.
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Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called
a) deposits
b) reserves
c) refineries
d) incinerators
Which of the following is not considered a mineral?
a) coal
b) quartz
c) diamond
d) gold
When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as
a) extrusive
b) fine grained
c) coarse grained
d) foliated
Coal is a fossil fuel formed from
a) the remains of animals
b) rock
c) decaying plant remains
d) hardened lava
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a) 10
b) 8
c) 5
d) 3
Crude oil
a) powers cars
b) has not been refined
c) is a salad dressing ingredient
d) powers airplanes
Which of the following are fossil fuels?
a) oil
b) coal
c) natural gas
d) all of them
The term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface is
a) glow
b) streak
c) density
d) luster
Density is mass per unit of volume. Which pair of lab instruments would a student use to measure the density of seawater?
a) a graduated cylinder and a flask
b) a stopwatch and a beaker
c) a balance and a graduated cylinder
d) a meter stick and a temperature probe
Limited and cannot be replaced in a timely manner by natural processes; coal, natural gas, oil
a) Renewable Energy
b) Chemical fuels
c) Nonrenewable Energy
d) Alternative fuels
Halite is formed by
a) crystallization of hot water solutions on the ocean floor
b) cooling of magma
c) evaporation
d) cooling of lava
Which igneous rock has large crystals surrounded by smaller crystals
a) pegmatite
b) porphyry
c) rhyolite
d) granite
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is
a) compaction
b) cementation
c) deposition
d) erosion
An igneous rock commonly used as building material is
a) sandstone
b) marble
c) rhyolite
d) granite
A sedimentary rock made up of rock fragments with rounded edges is called
a) shale
b) sandstone
c) conglomerate
d) breccia
Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into
a) chemical rock
b) gemstones
c) sedimentary rock
d) metamorphic rock
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