Rocks and Minerals Review Quiz

If a metamorphic rock bubbles when a drop of acid is placed on the surface, the rock is most likely

• schist

• slate

• marble

• quartzite

Which mineral is commonly used as an abrasive?

• halite

• garnet

• sulfur

• graphite

What is the name of this rock?

• diorite

• andesite

• gabbro

• pumice

What are the rock name and map symbol to represent the sedimentary rock that has a grain size of 0.006 to 0.2 centimeters?

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Which table correctly matches rock textures with the sedimentary rock that exhibits that texture?

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Which rock was subjected to intense heat and pressure but did not solidify from magma?

• sandstone

• schist

• gabbro

• rhyolite

The igneous rock gabbro most likely formed from molten materials that cooled

• rapidly at Earth's surface

• slowly at Earth's surface

• rapidly, deep underground

• slowly deep underground

Which geologic process is occurring to cause this conversion?

• sedimentary layering

• intrusion of magma

• metamorphism

• weathering

Boxes labeled A through G represent rocks and rock materials. Arrows represent process of the rock cycle. Which lettered box could represent the rock conglomerate.

• E

• G

• C

• D

The data table above gives the characteristics for the gemstone peridot. Peridot is the form of the mineral

• pyrite

• pyroxine

• olivine

• garnet