Rocks and Minerals Test

Front

Which type of rock is usually found deep underground where heat and pressure are present?

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Metamorphic Rock

Front

Type of rock that forms from magma that hardens beneath Earth's surface.

Back

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Front

What is the process called in which rocks are created, changed, destroyed, and formed again?

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The Rock Cycle

Front

Which mineral has a hardness of 1 on the Moh's Hardness scale? Options: Calcite, Talc, Diamond, Quartz

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Talc

Front

When an existing rock is subjected to very high heat and pressure, what type of rock will it be transformed into?

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Metamorphic

Front

Which mineral on Moh's hardness scale is the hardest (Hardness = 10)?

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Diamond

Front

How can an igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?

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Compaction and Cementation

Front

What type of rock is pumice, which is formed from the rapid cooling of magma? Options: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, None of the above

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Igneous

Front

What type of rock is slate, which is formed when shale or mudstone is exposed to heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic

Front

Type of rock that forms from the compacting and cementing of sediments.

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Sedimentary Rock