Minerals and Rocks Quiz

What are the three main types of rocks?

• Igneous, pumice, basalt

• Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

• Shale, metamorphic, sedimentary

• Igneous, conglomerate, sedimentary

The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• fossils

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What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether it is shiny?

• luster

• hardness

• streak

• color

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What property of rock is being observed when looking for what color is left after scratching it on a ceramic plate?

• hardness
• color
• cleavage
• streak

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Rocks that are buried deep in the earth can be changed into an entirely new rock when it goes through what?

• weathering and erosion

• pressing and cementing

• heat and pressure

• cooling and hardening

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

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• diamond

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

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

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The remains of living things that died long ago are often found in what type of rock?

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• all rocks

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formed naturally

• global warming

• weathering

• particles

• organic