Rocks and Minerals Test

What mineral is known as "fools gold"?

• graphite
• quartz
• galena
• pyrite

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster
• hardness
• cleavage
• streak

Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?

• Luster
• Hardness
• Density
• Streak

A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?

• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Glassy
• Waxy

In which type of rock are fossils most likely to be found

• Sedimentary
• Intrusive Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous

Coal is an example of a ________ formed sedimentary rock

• clastic
• chemically
• organically
• poorly

Sedimentary rocks are formed by

• Cooling of lava or magma
• Heat and pressure
• Compacting and cementing

Which mineral is most likely an ingredient used in baby powder

• graphite
• pyrite
• quartz
• talc

Which minerals can scratch quartz?

• topaz, corundum, diamond
• diamond, talc, orthoclase
• orthoclase, apatite, flourite
• diamond only

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust