Virginia Rocks and Minerals

Virginia Rocks and Minerals

9th - 12th Grade

5 Qs

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9th - 12th Grade

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most of the gravel and sand deposits in Virginia are found in which geologic region?

Coastal Plain

Piedmont

Valley & Ridge

Blue Ridge

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the five regions of Virginia contains an abundance of coal, Virginia's primary economic export?

Valley and Ridge

Piedmont

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

Coastal Plain

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What property of a mineral is being observed when looking for the color powder left behind on a ceramic plate?

hardness

luster

cleavage

streak

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What metallic mineral is known as "fools gold"?

platinum

quartz

galena

pyrite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Base your answer to the following question on the rock sample shown in the picture. The rounded pebbles of this rock have been cemented together to form

granite, an igneous rock

conglomerate, a sedimentary rock

limestone, a sedimentary rock

schist, a metamorphic rock