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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which mineral property is described by the Mohs Scale?
fluorescence
hardness
luster
cleavage
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which process must occur for sedimentary rock to form?
metamorphism
oxidization
heating
compaction
- 3. Multiple Choice
When rocks are changed from one type to another, this is referred to as
metamorphism
sea floor spreading
the rock cycle
compaction
- 4. Multiple Choice
Rocks are classified based mainly on their
mineral content.
grain size.
method of formation.
texture and shape.
- 5. Multiple Choice
When shale rock is exposed to heat and pressure deep under Earth's surface for thousands of years, it forms into slate. What type of rock is slate?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
extrusive
- 6. Multiple Choice
Nora was on a vacation in Hawaii and decided to study some rocks. What type of rock is Nora most likely to find while on an Island in Hawaii?
She will find mainly igneous rock, because Hawaii has and was formed by active volcanoes.
She will find mainly metamorphic rock, because Hawaii always has high temperatures.
She will find mainly sedimentary rock, because Hawaii has a large amount of organic plant matter.
She will find mainly sedimentary rock, because Hawaii has high winds and ocean currents.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The wearing away of rocks is a description of which process?
Erosion
Drainage
Weathering
Infiltration
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are the three types of rocks?
metamorphic, lava and igneous
igneous, sedimentary and mineral
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
lava, metamorphic, and sedimentary
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the scratch test?
to find the color of the mineral
to find the hardness of the mineral
to test its composition
- 10. Multiple Choice
A mineral is
formed from heat of magma
a solid matter formed in nature and found in rocks
a solid material made from many different kinds of rocks
made from layers of sediment
- 11. Multiple Choice
The processes involved in the rock cycle include all of the following except
condensation
erosion
weathering
compaction
- 12. Multiple Choice
Sedimentary rocks are changed into sediments by
weathering and erosion
compaction
cementation
heat and pressure
- 13. Multiple Choice
The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can_____
provide materials to make other rocks
form other rocks
be changed by forces at earth's surface
all of the above
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?SedimentaryMetamorphicIgneous
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?SedimentaryMetamorphicIgneous
- 16. Multiple ChoiceFossils are sometimes found in which type of rock? (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)intrusive igneousextrusive igneousmetamorphicsedimentary
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow do sedimentary rock form?by pressure of layers of sedimentby heat from volcanosby heat and pressure deep underground
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHardness, color, and luster are examples of a mineral's ___________.priceweightpropertyname
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA geologist is a scientist who studies_______.plants and animalsfossilsrocks and mineralsocean animals
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat mineral is the softest?quartz (7)mica (2)feldspar (6)talc (1)
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