Minerals Review

Quiz 3: Rocks & Minerals Review

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between intrusive igneous and extrusive igneous rock?

• The location where it cooled

• Its density

• Its state of matter

• Its boiling point

Multiple Choice

What process is responsible for the traveling or removal of rock?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Multiple Choice

What process is responsible for the breaking down of rock?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Multiple Choice

What process is responsible for rock being deposited in a new location?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

​Sediments- pieces of rock from weathering and erosion

​Metamorphic- formed by heat and pressure

​Igneous- formed from rocks melting and then cooling

Multiple Choice

Which rock type is formed from heat and pressure?

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Multiple Choice

Which rock type is formed from weathering and erosion?

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Multiple Choice

Which rock type is formed from rock melting and then cooling?

• Metamorphic

• Sediment

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

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Multiple Choice

What can Quartz scratch?

• Diamond

• Topaz

• Corundum

• Gypsum

Multiple Choice

What can scratch Quartz?

• Diamond

• Talc

• Calcite

• Gypsum

Multiple Choice

How does a metamorphic rock become an igneous rock?

• Compaction and cementation

• Weathering and erosion

• Melting and then cooling

• Heat and pressure

Multiple Choice

How does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

• Compaction and cementation

• Weathering and erosion

• Melting and then cooling

• Heat and pressure

Multiple Choice

How are rocks classified?

• By their age

• By their density

• By their formation

• By their temperature

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