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- 1. Multiple Choice
What 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 Choice
What 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 Choice
What is a mineral?
A nonliving, solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's crust.
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is streak?
The tendency on a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
The colour 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.
- 9. Multiple Choice
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 Choice
Is magma found above or below ground?
above
below
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat are Igneous Rocks that form as magma cools underground calledextrusive rocksintrusive rocks
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?SedimentaryIgneousMetamorphic
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA rock is a naturally-occuring solid mixture of one or more minerals and ___ matter.organicinorganic
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
- 17. Multiple Choice
Hot molten rock that forms beneath Earth' surface is called
felsic
magma
rock cycle
stratification
- 18. 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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