rocks, minerals, weathering

How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?

• Particles are changed into liquids.
• Particles are compressed into layers.
• Particles are melted together by magma.
• Particles are heated by the Sun.

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One condition necessary to produce diamonds is

• low temperatures
• quick cooling
• intense pressure
• high altitude

Which of these substances is a mineral?

• sandstone
• granite
• quartz
• coal

Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?

• heating and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling
• uplift and erosion

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When buried sediments are subjected to pressure, the mineral grains are squeezed together. This causes

• layers to rise to the surface
• new rock to be formed
• earthquakes
• volcanoes

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Which processes change magma into igneous rock?

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

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Gneiss is a rock because it

• is hard and round.
• has crystals.
• is made of minerals.
• has mass.

Which statement is true about rocks?

• Magma is made of solid rock.
• Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
• Crystals are made of rocks.
• Minerals are made of one or more rocks.

When we used a penny to scratch our minerals, what were we testing?

• Streak
• Hardness
• Melting Point
• Reaction to Acid

Which properties of minerals can be determined only by looking and without performing any tests?

• Streak and Luster
• Luster and Hardness
• Hardness and Cleavage
• Cleavage and Luster