Rocks and Minerals

Which BEST describes the rock cycle?

• New rocks form from older rocks.
• Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
• Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
• Layers of rock are broken by faults.

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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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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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What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

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What are the three types of rocks?

• lava, metamorphic, and sedimentary
• igneous, sedimentary, and mineral
• metamorphic, lava, and igneous
• igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

What mineral is the softest?

• quartz (7)
• mica (2)
• feldspar (6)
• talc (1)

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Can a mineral be formed in a lab?

• No, it must be natural

• Yes

• Sometimes

Which texture best describes the rock above?

• porphyritic 
• nonfoliated
• foliated
• clastic

__________  metamorphic rocks have mineral grains that are not arranged in distinct bands.

• Conglomerate
• Non-foliated
• Foliated
• Permeated

What two forces are responsible for the creation of metamorphic rocks

• Wind and density

• Heat and gravity

• Pressure and magnetism

• Heat and pressure