Rocks and Minerals Test Review

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What process forms Metamorphic Rocks?

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Heat and Pressure

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Give an example of a metamorphic rock.

Back

Marble

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What is the structure of minerals?

Back

They are arranged in a crystalline structure.

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Is the streak color always the same as the visible color of the mineral?

Back

Sometimes.

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What is the hardest score on the hardness scale?

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Ten.

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What are the three main types of rocks?

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Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic.

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How are Igneous Rocks formed?

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By the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

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What is the difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?

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Intrusive rocks form inside the Earth, extrusive rocks form on the surface.

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What is sedimentation?

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The process of settling or being deposited as sediment.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation and transformation.