Rocks and Minerals Practice/Review

What type of rock was once melted, but has cooled and hardened?

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

What are rocks made up of?

• grass

• pebbles

• minerals

What type of rock is made up of pieces of sediments that have been pressed and cemented together?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

These rocks were once located inside the Earth, but the heat and pressure of the rocks above caused the minerals to change.

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

In what rock would you be likely to find fossils?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

What is melted material inside the Earth called?

• Lava
• Magma
• Juice

What is the hardest mineral there is?

• Calcite
• Feldspar
• Quartz
• Diamond

What scale do scientist use to test the hardness of minerals?

• 1-5
• 1-10
• A-Z
• 10, 20, 30, 40, 50

What property is used by scientists to test minerals, they can not use this property by itself to test them?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Color

• Special Properties

What property describes minerals as shiny, pearly, glassy, or dull?

• Luster
• Color
• Hardness
• Special Properties