Geology Pre/Post Test

Front

How did glaciers change Ohio's landscape?

Back

Eroding the surface and depositing the rock material in new places.

Front

What can you infer about graphite from the fact that you can scratch it with your fingernail?

Back

It’s low on Mohs' scale

Front

Erosion is the carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind or ice.

Back

True

Front

What describes what can scratch the mineral or what the mineral will scratch?

Back

hardness

Front

What describes the color of the material a mineral leaves when it is rubbed on an unglazed ceramic tile?

Back

streak

Front

Physical weathering breaks rocks down into:

Back

minerals and smaller rocks

Front

Chemical weathering is different from physical weathering because:

Back

it changes the minerals into something completely different or new

Front

Talc is the softest mineral and ______________ is the hardest. Options: calcite, feldspar, corundum, diamond

Back

diamond

Front

Copper is one of the best conductors of electricity. This means that copper will stop electricity from passing through it and protect you from getting shocked. Options: True, False

Back

False

Front

Where can igneous rocks form?

Back

Both above and below the surface of the earth near volcanoes.