EARTH SCIENCE SUMMATIVE TEST 2

What mineral is the hardest known substance in nature?

• silicate

• native gold

• diamond

• muscovite

• marble

Which of the following minerals is a silicate?

• hematite

• feldspar

• calcite

• halite

• magnetite

Which of the following lists the rocks in the order of increasing grain size and increasing grade of metamorphism?

• phyllite, slate, schist

• schist, phyllite, slate

• schist, slate, phyllite

• slate, phyllite, schist

• slate, schist, phyllite

Sand is under what rock group?

• Non- Clastic

• Clastic

• Argillaceous

• Arenaceous

• Rudaceous

The following are examples of?

• silicates

• halides

• sulfides

• carbonates

• oxides

The texture of the rock is?

• Aphanitic

• Phaneritic

• Glassy

• Vesicular

• Poryphyritic

The rock is an example of ________.

• ultramafic

• basaltic

• andesitic

• felsic

• intermediate

This is sedimentary formation namely ______.

• Cross bedding

• Stratification

• Ripple Marks

• Mud Cracks

• Fossils

This is under what rock group?

• Clastic

• Arenaceous

• Argillaceous

• Non- Clastic

• Rudaceous

The mineral is rich on ______.

• Iron

• Calcium

• Silica

• Sodium

• Sulfur