Rocks and Minerals

What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil inside of?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• diamond

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

• Gold
• Hematite
• Pyrite
• Galena

• luster
• streak
• scratch
• hardness

• Yellow
• Gray
• Brassy Yellow
• Brassy Gray

• Fluorite
• Talk and Calcite
• Talc
• none of the above

Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.

• diamonds
• minerals
• fossils
• dirt

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?

• color tiles
• streak test
• Mohs Scale
• weight scale

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are cemented?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• minerals
• metamorphic

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral
• rock
• fossil
• soil

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NGSS.5-PS1-3