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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.DepositionErosionWeatheringIgneous Rock
- 2. Multiple ChoiceRock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.Sedimentary RockMetamorphic RockIgneous Rock
- 3. Multiple ChoiceRock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.Igneous RockSedimentary RockMetamorphic RockRock Cycle
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...heat and pressurecompaction and cementationmelting and cooling
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which igneous rocks are formed...heat and pressuremelting and coolingcompaction and cementation
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA metamorphic rock can become ______.igneousmetamorphicsedimentaryall of these
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn igneous rock can become ______.metamorphicsedimentaryigneousall of these
- 8. Multiple Choicerock altered, changed, by pressure and heatsedimentary rockmetamorphic rockigneouserosion
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.textureweatheringsedimenterosion
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does it mean for a rock to be extrusiveHave layersHave Rounded EdgesForm from LavaForm By Sediment
- 11. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Igneous Rocks form from SedimentTrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat two processes make sediment?WeatheringErosionWeathering & Erosion
- 13. Multiple Choice_______ rock forms from magma/lavaMetamorphicSedimentaryIgneous
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.Rock CycleUpliftDepositionErosion
- 15. Multiple ChoiceRock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.Igneous RockSedimentary RockMetamorphic RockRock Cycle
- 16. Multiple Choice
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic - 17. Multiple ChoiceThis rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThis rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThis rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?SedimentarIgneousMetamorphic
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAfter lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat does it mean for a rock to be extrusiveHave layersHave Rounded EdgesForm from LavaForm By Sediment
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral'slusterstreakcleavagefracture
- 27. Multiple Choice_____ is if something breaks into smooth flat layers.fracturecleavagestreak
- 28. Multiple Choice__________ is if a mineral breaks apart in a jagged or rough layer.cleavagelusterfracture
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true of minerals?They are liquidsThey are formed in natureThey are inorganicThey have crystalline structure
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich mineral property is being shown here?lusterhardnesscleavagestreak
- 31. Multiple ChoiceInorganic means not of living things.TrueFalse
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a mineral?
Naturally Occuring
Can be solid, liquid, or gas
Inorganic
Crystalline Structure
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of luster?SoftWhiteMetallicHard
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich minerals would all scratch apatite?diamond, topaz, quartzquartz, calcite, gypsumfluorite, talc, calcitediamond, fluorite, corundum
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