Rocks and Minerals
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20 Questions
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Question 1
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Q. Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
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Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Extrusive
Question 2
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Q. Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
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Igneous
Sedimentary
Organic
Metamorphic
Question 3
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Q. A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
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Melting and cooling
Extreme heat and pressure
Compaction and cementation
Weathering and erosion
Question 4
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Q. Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
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Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
Weathering
Question 5
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Q. This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Question 6
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Q. When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
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Compaction
Cementation
Weathering
Erosion
Question 7
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Q. What are the 3 major types of rocks?
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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
Brown, Red, Gray
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
Question 8
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Q. This 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?
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Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Question 9
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Q. This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
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Sedimentar
Igneous
Metamorphic
Question 10
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Q. Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
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True
False
Question 11
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Q. The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
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hardness
specific gravity
luster
streak
Question 12
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Q. How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
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luster
streak
cleavage
fracture
Question 13
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Q. Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
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1
5
8
10
Question 14
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Q. By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
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definite chemical composition
crystal structure
naturally occuring
all of the above
Question 15
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Q. How do you test the hardness of a mineral?
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Throw it against a wall
Step on it
Scratch Test
Kick it until it breaks
Question 16
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Q. What mineral is used for pencils?
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Graphite
Galena
Magnetite
Quartz
Question 17
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Q. Which minerals would all scratch apatite?
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diamond, topaz, quartz
quartz, calcite, gypsum
fluorite, talc, calcite
diamond, fluorite, corundum
Question 18
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Q. Which mineral would scratch calcite but not scratch apatite?
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fluorite
gypsum
talc
topaz
Question 19
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Q. Which mineral is number 6 on the hardness scale?
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Conrundum
Topaz
Quartz
Orthoclase
Question 20
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Q. When determining the color of a minerals powder, what tool would you need?
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streak plate
hand lens
microscope
triple-beam balance
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