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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Hardness?The tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Luster?The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Mineral?A nonliving solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's outermost layer.A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Streak?The tendency on a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAnother way to test hardness is...Mineral scaleMoh's scaleStreak scale
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an igneous rock?Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.A solid material made up of one or more minerals.Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is metamorphic rock?Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.A solid material made up of one or more minerals.Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a rock?Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.A solid material made up of one or more minerals.Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
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This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic - 10. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.PressureHeatHeat and PressureWeathering
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIs magma below or above groundabovebelow
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat are Igneous Rocks that form as magma cools underground calledextrusive rocksintrusive rocks
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat are 3 properties that are used to identify minerals?luster, color and soundsmell, color and hardnessluster, color and hardnessluster, smell and hardness
- 15. 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
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA slow cooling igneous rock will have _____ crystalslargesmallaverageblack
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMetamorphism is caused by intense _____ & _____.foliation & nonfoliationtexture & compositioncementation & compactiontemperature & pressure
- 19. Multiple Choice_____ rock forms when magma ______ & solidifies.Sedimentary; thickensIgneous; thickensMetamorphic; deepensIgneous; cools
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIf magma cools ____, it has a ____ texture.quickly; course-grainedquickly; fine-grainedslowly; course-grainedslowly; fine-grained
- 21. Multiple ChoiceTexture is based on:size & shape of a rock's mineral grainshow/where a rock formsthe minerals a rock is made up of
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA rock is a naturally-occuring solid mixture of one or more minerals and ___ matter.organicinorganic
- 23. Multiple ChoiceFormed from heat and pressureIgneousMetamorphicSedimentary
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHot molten rock that forms beneath Earth' surfacefelsicmagmarock cyclestratification
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is a characteristic of a mineral?It is organicIt exists in a liquid stateIt is a naturally formedIt has a varying chemical composition
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