Unit 5 Test Review

This type of rock is formed from a rock undergoing intense heat and pressure.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

This type of rock is formed when sediments get buried and the pressure causes them to cement together.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

This type of rock is made when rocks melt completely and then cool.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

This type of rock is the kind that commonly contains fossils.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Sedimentary rocks form when particles settle out of...

• water

• light

• earthquakes

• plants

The property of minerals that means the amount of light reflected off of its surface is called...

• streak

• luster

• density

• hardness

The color of the powder left behind when a mineral is scratched across a porcelain tile is called...

• luster

• density

• streak

• mark

Which of the following properties is not used to identify minerals?

• color

• size

• hardness

• luster

According to the Mohs Hardness Scale, which two elements could be scratched by a fingernail?

• Diamond and

  Corundum

• Talc and Gypsum

• Topaz and Quartz

• Clacite and Fluorite

What is usually made of two or more minerals?

• Rocks

• Minerals

• Calcite

• Talc