Rocks & Properties of Minerals

Rocks & Properties of Minerals

Multiple Choice

What makes igneous rocks?

• layers of dirt

• sand

• fossils

• melted rock

Multiple Choice

What is another name for igneous rock?

• air rock

• fire rock

• wind rock

• water rock

Multiple Choice

What is the name for melted rock below ground?

• magma

• obsidian

• lava

• granite

Multiple Choice

What causes grains of sand to stick together to make sandstone?

• Weight presses down from above and water seeps in, carrying dissolved minerals that cement the loose sediments together.

• Trash compactors press the grains of sand together.

• Wind and water carry sediments and deposit them.

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

All sedimentary rocks form from ______.

• plants

• sediments

• magma

• sand

Multiple Choice

There are ______ different groups that all rocks can be placed in.

• five

• two

• three

• four

Multiple Choice

Rocks are placed into groups based on ______.

• How the rock was made

• Whether it is found underground or on the Earth's surface

• How they have changed over many years

• How strong they are

Multiple Choice

Metamorphic rocks can be formed when rock is ______.

• baked

• folded

• squeezed

• all of the above