Rocks and Minerals

What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered?

• continental drift
• plate tectonics
• water cycle
• rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The property of luster means..

• the hardness of a mineral
• the color of the mineral
• the streak the mineral leaves
• how the mineral reflects light

What type of rock is formed from melted materials that cook and then harden?

• Sedimentary rocks
• Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Hardness, color, and luster are examples of a mineral's ___________.

• price
• weight
• property
• name

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What mineral can be identified by bubbles when tested in vinegar?

• feldspar
• calcite
• talc
• quartz

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2