Rocks and Minerals Review

What is the name of the mineral that leaves a white streak when scraped across a surface and is used to make powder.

• graphite
• talk
• gold
• fingernail

What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil inside of?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• diamond

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?

• color tiles
• streak test
• Mohs Scale
• weight scale

What type of rock is formed when an existing rock has been changed into a new rock?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• minerals
• metamorphic

What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are cemented?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• minerals
• metamorphic

Which of the following is NOT a property that can be used to identify a mineral?

• luster
• color
• weight
• hardness

How could you determine the streak of a mineral?

• streak test
• balance test
• weight test
• scratch test

Which of the following is a type of rock?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• All of the above

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral
• rock
• fossil
• soil