Rocks And Minerals Gr6 Ch3 Question Preview (ID: 62320)


Rock Cycle, Minerals, Moh's Hardness, Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Natural Resources. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

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

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

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

Coal is a fossil fuel formed from
a) the remains of animals
b) rock
c) decaying plant remains
d) hardened lava

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

Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called
a) deposits
b) reserves
c) refineries
d) incinerators

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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