Chapter 8 Science Review

Which is true of rocks?

• They are made of living crystals.

• They are made of one or more minerals.

• They have at least 2 or more minerals.

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Minerals are ______.

• salt

• crystals that make up rocks

• Rocks with a hardness of 1 or more on Mohs scale.

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What mineral is 7 on the Mohs scale?

• quartz

• calcite

• diamond

What is mica?

• another word for crystal

• a type of quartz

• a mineral that forms rocks

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Which is a very soft mineral?

• talc

• diamond

• quartz

What is the process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces?

• erosion

• weathering

• storms

What is in soil?

• pebbles, water, shells

• rocks and water

• bits of rock, plant and animal remains, live animals

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What kind of rock has layers?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

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Which could make fossils?

• skin

• igneous rocks

• rocks

• bones

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Which type of rock is igneous and cooled very quickly?

• obsidian

• granite

• gabbro