Mineral / Rock Quiz

What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?

• luster
• reactivity
• oxidation
• flammability

Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock?  (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)

• intrusive igneous
• extrusive igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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In order for sediments to become rock, the sediments are generally

• liquefied.
• compacted.
• returned to their origins.
• mixed with organic material.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these substances is a mineral?

• sandstone
• granite
• quartz
• coal

Which processes change magma into igneous rock?

• weathering and erosion
• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• cooling and crystallization

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Sedimentary rock forms when rock is first

• broken down by weathering.
• melted into liquid magma.
• exposed to great temperature.
• crystallized into natural glass.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1