Chp. 6 rocks

1. What will happen if an igneous rock is put under an extreme amount of heat and pressure?

• it will melt into lava
• it will weather and erode
• it will become a metamorphic rock
• it will become a sedimentary 

The remains of living things that died long ago are often found in what type of rock?

• igneous rocks
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock
• all rocks

The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic 
• fossils

What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether it is shiny?

• luster
• hardness
• streak
• color

What property of rock is being observed when looking for what color is left after scratching it on a ceramic plate?

• hardness
• color
• cleavage
• streak

What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether or not it scratches other minerals?

• cleavage
• luster
• hardness
• streak

What property of rock is being observed when looking for how easily it breaks or splits evenly?

• cleavage
• luster
• hardness
• streak

What property of rock is being observed when looking at its hue or shade?

• streak
• hardness
• color
• luster

Large rocks can be broken down into smaller rocks by wind and water.  These small rocks can break down into very tiny pieces called _______.

• minerals
• pebbles
• sediments
• chalk

Rocks that are buried deep in the earth can be changed into an entirely new rock when it goes through what?

• weathering and erosion
• pressing and cementing
• heat and pressure
• cooling and hardening