Earth Science Unit Test Review

1. Friedrich Mohs invented a system

• A. to smelt two kinds of iron ore

• B. to use explosives to find mineral deposits underground

• C. to find minerals near the mid-ocean ridge

• D. to describe and compare hardness of minerals

2. Most metamorphic rocks forms

• A. deep underground

• B. on Earth's surface

• C. when solutions evaporate

• D. when minerals in magma crystallize

3. The loose, weathered material on Earth's surface is called

• A. humus

• B. litter

• C. soil

• D. rust

4. The rate of weathering depends on the type of rocks and on the

• A. type of soil

• B. loam

• C. climate

• D. type of humus

5. Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock

• A. granite

• B. conglomerate

• C. sandstone

• D. limestone

6. What is a narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock

• A. fracture

• B. vein

• C. crystal

• D. ore

7. Hard, colorful minerals that have a brilliant or glassy luster are

• A. crystals

• B. ores

• C. metals

• D. gemstone

8. The minerals that make up most of Earth's crust are called

• A. sediments

• B. rock-forming minerals

• C. organic rocks

• D. foliated rocks

9. The grinding away of rocks by other rock particles carried by wind, water, or ice is called

• A. chemical weathering

• B. drought

• C. abrasion

• D. bedrock

10. The process that breaks down rocks and other materials at Earth's surface is called

• A. weathering

• B. erosion

• C. soil conservation

• D. decomposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2