Minerals, Rocks, & Nat. Resources Review ES.4, 5, & 6
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Eryn Keating
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The mineral halite (rock salt) is formed by
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A rock which contains a useful mineral is call a/an _____ mineral (Example: Iron, Copper, Gold)
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The mineral in the picture is pyrite, also known as "fool's gold" and has a _____ luster.
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Which mineral property is being tested here?
Hint: it is the true mineral color
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Scratching a mineral against a glass plate is a method of determining its __________.
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Which mineral property is best illustrated by the following diagram?
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Which mineral will scratch quartz but will NOT scratch corundum?
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What is the most abundant mineral used to make glass, electronics, and in watches?
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Which carbonate mineral can be colorless, has cleavage, and fizzes & bubbles with acid?
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The principal ore from the minerals Magnetite (Fe3O4 ) and Hematite (Fe2O3) is:
Hint: it oxidizes/rusts
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This group of minerals contain the 2 most abundant elements in Earth's crust and includes Quartz (SiO2)
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Which mineral property is illustrated by the peeling of muscovite mica into thin, flat sheets?
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Granite is an Intrusive rock that -
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Obsidian's glassy texture indicates that it formed
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Igneous rocks that are dark-colored, have lower silica content, and are rich in iron and magnesium, & have higher densities are classified as:
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Describe the texture and classification of Pumice.
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The texture of a rock that has large crystals surrounded by smaller crystals:
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A sedimentary rocks that is made up of fragments or pieces of other rocks is called:
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A sedimentary rocks that is made from the remains of living things is called:
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A sedimentary rocks that is made by precipitation of dissolved minerals from water is called:
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When rock fragments are pressed together and water is squeezed out from between them:
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When clasts (rock fragments) are "glued" together by dissolved minerals it is called:
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The compacting and cementing of sediments to form sedimentary rock is called
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Horizontal layers of sediments have been lithified into rock is called:
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This sedimentary rock contains pebbles and has a coarse texture:
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This sedimentary rock is classified as organic when it forms from marine organisms, or can be classified as chemical if is formed by minerals precipitating from dripping water in caves:
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This metamorphic rock is...
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The recrystallization of unmelted material under high temperature and pressure results in
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How is Quartzite classified?
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The original rock before metamorphism is called a _?_. (pick 2 answers)
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True / False: Metamorphic rocks can be metamorphosed more than once.
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Type of metamorphism shown here that is caused by the collision of two continental plates is
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This rock was formed by smaller rocks that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
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Marble is formed when intense heat and pressure is applied to limestone. What type of rock is marble?
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This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth:
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How do rocks become sediments?
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A geothermal power plant gets energy by
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What energy resource involves splitting apart atoms?
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Which location would be the best to set up photovoltaic panels?
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Which energy source is formed by the uneven heating of Earth's surface by the Sun? (hint: convection currents caused by air pressure differences)
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The fuel for nuclear fission in nuclear reactors is
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What is a drawback of wind energy?
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Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. Ethanol is added to gasoline to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?
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The process of drilling and injecting fluid into a ground at a high pressure in order to break or fracture the shale rocks to release natural gas inside:
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Limestone in Virginia can be processed to make —
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Which two sources of energy cannot be traced back to the Sun
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If the environment is harmed or negatively impacted when a resource is extracted or used:
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Which 2 gasses are released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned?
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