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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
Crystalline
Made by man
Inorganic
Solid
- 2. Multiple Choice
The color of the power that a mineral leaves on a piece of white, unglazed porcelain is called the mineral's _______________.
streak
scratch
luster
color
- 3. Multiple Choice
Pyrite is called fool's gold because it looks a lot like gold. What properties can be used to tell pyrite and gold apart?
hardness
streak
density
All of the above
None of the above
- 4. Multiple Choice
What mineral is described above?
· Colorless or white in appearance when pure
· Density around 2.6
· Scratches glass but not a diamond
· White Streak
· Vitreous (glassy)
Beryl
Diamond
Orthoclase
Quartz
- 5. Multiple Choice
Ms. Roper is teaching her class about rocks and minerals. She holds up a rainbow chocolate chip cookie and explains that the cookie is like a rock. Next, she points to the different colored chocolate chips. What do the chocolate chips represent?
Gems
Minerals
Rocks
Fossils
- 6. Multiple Choice
How are rocks DIFFERENT from minerals?
Rocks are made up of at least two minerals, but minerals are not made up of rocks.
Minerals are made up of at least two rocks, but rocks are not made up of minerals.
Rocks are a pure substance and minerals are all mixtures.
Rocks have no physical or chemical properties similar to minerals.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Juan observes a material in the rocks of a hill. Juan hammers off a piece and then examines the pieces with a hand lens. He makes the following notes about what he observes:
• has luster
• cubic crystals
• clear in color
What did he most likely observe through the hand lens?
Animal bones
Fossil
Rock
Mineral
- 8. Multiple Choice
Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic solids that possess an orderly internal structure and a definite chemical composition. This orderly internal structure or regular pattern is called its ________________.
Specific gravity
Crystal structure
Hardness
Cleavage furrow
- 9. Multiple Choice
Students want to identify a rock in a nearby field. Which of the following would be most useful in identifying the unknown rock?
Smell
Specific weight
Mineral content
Color
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements are TRUE?
I and II
Only IV
I, III, and IV
All of the above
None of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
A mineral sample scratches, fingernails (2.5), pennies (3.5) and glass (5.5) but does not scratch steel (6.5). What could be the hardness of the mineral?
7
6
5
4
- 12. Multiple Choice
Students want to identify a rock in a nearby field. Which of the following would be most useful in identifying the unknown rock?
Color
Mineral content
Specific weight
Smell
- 13. Multiple Choice
Extrusive rocks are formed by __________________.
magma cooling below Earth's surface.
tidal deposits of sediment.
pressure inside the Earth.
lava cooling on Earth's surface.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Ricardo has an igneous rock in his rock collection. Where did this rock most likely form?
On a coral reef.
At the bottom of a river.
On a forest floor.
In a volcano.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which kind of rock is formed when volcanic lava cools?
Magma
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
- 16. Multiple Choice
During a summer vacation in Hawaii, Carlos found several rock samples to share with his Earth Science class. Most of the rocks were black, containing only few light-colored crystals. All of the crystals were large and the rocks had a coarse texture. Based on this information which of the following statements is true about the rocks Carlos found?
The rocks were metamorphic.
The rocks were intrusive
The rocks were extrusive
The rocks were obsidian.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Rocks are affected by heat and pressure. One source of this pressure is ___________________.
the mass of overlying rocks.
burning of fossil fuels.
the decomposition of organic materials.
energy from the Sun.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Rocks found on Earth are generally classified as sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous. On which basis are these classifications made?
The color and shape of the rocks.
The chemical composition of the rocks.
How the rocks were formed.
Where the rocks are found.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Igneous rocks are classified by where they are formed. Which type of igneous rock forms underground?
Volcanic
Ash
Extrusive
Intrusive
- 20. Multiple Choice
When limestone is exposed to enough heat and pressure, it goes through physical changes. These changes can turn limestone into a different kind of rock called marble. Which of these BEST describes marble?
It's an igneous rock
It's an metamorphic rock
It's an sedimentary rock
It's an synthetic rock
- 21. Multiple Choice
What type of rock results from sediments undergoing compaction and cementation?
Bituminous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
- 22. Multiple Choice
Granite is a rock that is formed from magma inside of a volcano. Which type of rock would granite most likely be?
Extrusive Igneous
Sedimentary
Intrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which would NOT be listed as a necessary process for sedimentary rock formation?
Time
Melting
Pressure
Compaction
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