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