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- 1. Multiple Choice1. Which type of rock is formed from cooled melted rock?OrganicSedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth uses this method to constantly recycle rocks.water CycleNitrogen CycleLuster CycleRock Cycle
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich item listed below is not a property of a mineral?StreakShapeLusterHardness
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis type of rock has been baked or squeezed.IgneousMetamorphicSedimentaryOrganic
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of rock is formed from fragments that have been compacted or cemented together?IgneousOrganicMetamorphicSedimentary
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIntrusive rock derives from________.Above groundBelow groundUnder waterNeither
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the Moh's scale measure?LusterDensityHardnessTexture
- 8. Multiple ChoiceExtrusive rock is formed__________.Below groundAbove groundUnderwaterWith color
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe color of a minerals powder when it is rubbed against a textile plate is its____________.LusterStreakColorShale
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich mineral has a Moh's value of 10?TalcQuartzDiamondCalcite
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA mineral that breaks cleanly over a smooth plane is considered______________.PointFractureBreakageCleavage
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe breaking down of rocks is associated with_______________ErosionWeatheringfloodingSediments
- 13. Multiple Choice_________________ is the process that involves the movement of soil and rocks.WeatheringErosionDepositionWaves
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat 2 changes are included in the process of weathering?Chemical and Mechanical changesSedimentary and Metamorphic changesChemical and Physical changesnone of the above
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?lustercolorstreakcleavage
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does inorganic mean?Something that is livingSomething that is dead, but was once livingSomething that was never livingSomething that was once dead and is now alive
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?Rocks are made up of minerals.Minerals are made up of rocks.Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy is coal not considered a mineral?It is not a solidIt is man-madeIt is not inorganicIt is made of carbon
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the softest mineral known as?diamondtalcgraphiteCorundum
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe most obvious, but also least useful property when identifying minerals is?StreakLusterCleavageColor
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