Earth's Materials (Section 1) Pre-Assessment

What can help you to identify where an igneous rock was formed?

• size

• mass

• volume

• grain size

What rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens either inside the Earth or on the Earth's surface?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• foliated

• clastic

What type of rock forms from the cementation and compaction of deposited particles close to or on earth's surface?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Intrusive

Which box is more dense?

• Box A

• Box B

• both have the same density

• it can't be determined from the picture

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Clastic

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

• compaction
• deposition
• organic rock
• cementation

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Lithification

• Deposition

Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?

• Luster
• Hardness
• Density
• Streak

The mineral in the picture has a ____________ luster.

• Nonmetallic
• Metallic
• Pearly
• Earthy

___________ is the color of powdered mineral.

• Luster

• Streak

• Fracture

• Hardness