Rocks, Minerals and Changes to Earth's Surface

Rock sediments that travel down a mountain, sand being blown across the beach, and mud sliding down a hill are all examples of

• pressing and cementing

• erosion

• part of the rock cycle

• fossil formation

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

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• all rocks

The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• fossils

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

• luster

• hardness

• streak

• color

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

• hardness

• cleavage

• color

• streak

The property of hardness is being observed when Calcite has a hardness of 3.5 and Shale has a hardness of 6.2. According to the Moh's Scales of Hardness, which rock can scratch a rock that has a hardness of 5.4?

• Calcite

• Shale

• Neither rock

• Both Rocks

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

Rocks that are exposed to wind, water and precipitation are starting the process of what kind of rock?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• mineral

What is a rock?

• a solid object

• a solid object with pebbles

• a solid object made up of one or more minerals

• a solid object found near rivers

Which example below BEST demonstrates erosion but NOT weathering?

• Marble forms from limestone under high temperature and pressure

• A boulder cracks as water freezes and thaws in the holes

• A piece of a granite countertop breaks off and falls to the ground

• Pieces of a rock in a river move with the running water.