Astronomy and Rocks

The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic 
• fossils

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

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 at its hue or shade?

• streak

• hardness

• color

• luster

A person who studies the properties of rocks to tell how the rocks may have been formed are ____________.

• mineralists

• geologists

• rock stars

• rockologists

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days
• 8 days
• 365 days
• 28 days

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

• Waning crescent
• Full moon
• Waxing gibbous
• New moon