Minerals and Rocks

This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?

• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Boring Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____

• Texture
• Composition
• Sedimentation
• Igneous-ness

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

The process where one type of rock can change into another type of rock is known as ____

• The rock cycle
• Sedimentation
• Igneous
• Composition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Igneous Rock

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What does Mohs Chart measure?

• The Density of Liquid
• The Density of Air
• The Hardness of Minerals
• The Hardness of Atoms

What mineral is the highest on the Mohs Scale?

• Topaz
• Feldspar
• Diamond
• Granite

What is Luster?

• The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.
• A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
• The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.