Rock Cycle & Minerals

Front

Elijah, Noah, and Ava are studying different types of rocks. They come across a metamorphic rock. Why do they think the term "metamorphic" is appropriate for this type of rock?

Back

They understand that "morph" means to change.

Front

During a field trip, Olivia, Ethan, and Avery discovered a region with a significant amount of igneous rocks. This discovery is most likely evidence of what in that area?

Back

Volcanic activity

Front

How should James, Daniel, and Nora classify the rocks they find on their field trip to a geological park? Options: by the way the rocks form, by the way the rocks look, by the layers present in the rocks, by what their geology teacher says

Back

by the way the rocks form

Front

What properties should Nora, Aria, and David look for to identify minerals on their field trip to a mineral museum? Options: hardness, color, luster, streak; hardness, texture, color, magnification; hardness, color, magnification; hardness, texture, elements.

Back

hardness, color, luster, streak

Front

Aiden, Ava, and Evelyn went on a field trip to a geological park. They noticed that some rocks had a certain characteristic. This characteristic, known as foliation, describes the ____ present in these metamorphic rocks.

Back

layers or bands (ribbons)

Front

What is the process called when the weight of sediment layers above presses down on the layers below, squeezing the particles together?

Back

compaction

Front

Which of the following best describes the luster of the rock they found?
Options:
the color of the rock,
the way the rock reflects light,
the shape of the rock,
the chemical composition of the rock

Back

the way the rock reflects light

Front

Arjun, Mia, and Ava notice that the oceanic plates are subducting beneath the continental plates. Why is this happening?

Back

It's because the continental crust is thinner and less dense than the oceanic crust.

Front

Why is streak an important physical property used to identify minerals?

Back

Streak shows the true color of a mineral.

Front

What must have occurred for the rock found by Priya, Olivia, and Noah on their field trip to a volcano to form?

Back

it formed from the cooling of magma