Rocks & Minerals

Rocks that are "born from fire" because they are formed from lava or magma.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which of the following are requirements for being a Mineral? Choose all that are true:

• Must be solid

• Must be organic

• Must have defined chemical composition

• Must have cleavage

• Must be metallic

Rocks that are made when an existing rock is put under a lot of heat and pressure.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which of the following characteristics does pumice have?

• Felsic

• Mafic

• No Crystals

• Vesicular

Rocks that are made of smaller rock pieces that have been cemented together.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Which of the following properties does Obsidian demonstrate?

• Felsic

• Mafic

• Sorted

• Unfoliated

Igneous rocks that cool quickly are...

• Fine-grained crystals.

• Coarse-grained crystals.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Minerals can be man made.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Extrusive igneous rocks have...

• Coarse-grained texture.

• Fine-Grained texture.

The sediments in this rock are...

• sorted.

• unsorted.

• foliated.

• unfoliated.