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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do we call an inorganic solid found in nature?
Rock
Mineral
Granite
Conglomerate
- 2. Multiple Choice
Two or more minerals together are called... ?
Crystal
Minerals
Rocks
Gem
- 3. Multiple Choice
If you heat and pressure any rock/mineral, it will change into...?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Detrital Rock
Metamorphic Rock
- 4. Multiple Choice
If you melt a rock/mineral and then let the magma/lava cool, you end with...?
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Chemical rock
- 5. Multiple Choice
When a rock undergoes weathering and erosion, it becomes...?
Metamorphic rock
Sediment
Igneous rock
Organic rock
- 6. Multiple Choice
An ore is a(an).....
sample of rocks big enough to be sold
sample of rocks with valuable minerals inside that need to be smelted
sample of rocks not worth anything, and is best thrown away
sample of rocks with gemstones already inside
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Rock Cycle....
is always happening
stopped a long time ago
starts and stops randomly
does not exist
- 8. Multiple Choice
A crystal....
Is shiny(lustrous)
has an orderly pattern of atoms, which gives it a patterned look
can be valuable
is all of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
What are loose pebbles, dirt, and shells called?
Worthless
Sediment
Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
- 10. Multiple Choice
Sedimentary rock....
is made up of sediment that is compacted and cemented together
is made from molten lava
is made by people walking around on the beach
is made by igneous and metamorphic rocks being weathered and eroded
- 11. Multiple Choice
What rock is made from molten magma or lava?
Crystal
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
- 12. Multiple Choice
If you want a large crystal, one would....
let the lava/magma cool over a long period of time.
let the lava/magma cool over a short period of time
make the magma/lava cool instantly
never let the lava/magma cool
- 13. Multiple Choice
How do you test streak color for rocks/minerals?
Throw the sample onto the ground
Scratch/drag the sample across a streak plate
Bring the sample up to light and decide how shiny it is.
Put the sample in water and see if it floats.
- 14. Multiple Choice
A foliated metamorphic rocks has....
smooth break lines
shiny crystals
rough texture
visible layers
- 15. Multiple Choice
A fracture break on a rock/mineral has...
a smooth break line
a jagged break line
no break line
shattered the rock/mineral entirely
- 16. Multiple Choice
If I break a rock in half, and both halves are smooth and flat where I broke it, that is an example of....
A fracture break
A total break
A hairline break
A cleavage break
- 17. Multiple Choice
When water with minerals in it evaporates, and leaves the minerals behind, the rock that is formed is called....
Detrital rock
Chemical rock
Organic rock
Extrusive rock
- 18. Multiple Choice
If I cut and polish a crystal, I have changed it into a....
Gem
Rhinestone
Rock
Marble
- 19. Multiple Choice
When sediment is pressed and compacted by the weight of sediment above it, that creates.....?
A crystal
A mineral
A detrital rock
An igneous rock
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following must be true for a substance to be considered a mineral?
it must be organic
it must be glassy
it must be a gem
it must be naturally occurring
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