Regents Review #3 - Rocks and Minerals

Front

Which mineral was tested?

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amphibole

Front

Which two rocks are composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and clay minerals?

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sandstone and shale

Front

The basaltic bedrock of the oceanic crust is classified as:

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mafic, with a density of 3.0 g/cm³

Front

Which rock type most often contains fossils?

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limestone

Front

By which process was the quartzite formed?

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metamorphism of sandstone

Front

Which granite sample most likely formed from magma that cooled and solidified at the slowest rate?

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Front

An arrangement of atoms such as the one shown in the diagram determines a mineral’s

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physical properties

Front

Which rock was subjected to intense heat and pressure but did not solidify from magma?

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schist

Front

Which rock will weather at the fastest rate when exposed to acid rain? Options: granite, limestone, gneiss, quartzite

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limestone

Front

Which property is most useful in distinguishing pyroxene from amphibole?

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angles of cleavage