Chapter 3 and 4 Review

A material that is found in nature that has never been alive is a: 

• Igneous rock
• Mineral
• Renewable resource
• weathering

Magma hardens beneath Earth's surface creating ________.

• Organic Sedimentary Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock

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The physical transportation of rock sediments is called _______.

• Chemical Weathering
• Deposition
• Mechanical Weathering
• Erosion

_________ form when dissolved minerals precipitate from water solutions.

• Unfoliated Metamorphic Rock
• Chemical Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Fossils are found in which rock type(s)?

• Sedimentary Only
• Metamorphic Only
• Igneous Only
• All Rock Types

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Which of the following is NOT a mineral?

• Mica
• Gold
• Quartz
• Coal

Minerals must have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

• Naturally Occuring
• Fixed Crystal Structure
• Organic
• Solid

Which property of minerals refers to powdered color left by a mineral?

• Luster
• Cleavage
• Streak
• Fracture

The tendency of a mineral to break along flat, even surfaces is called ______________.

• Luster
• Cleavage
• Streak
• Fracture

The scale used to measure the resistance of a mineral to being scratched is called the _______________.

• Enhanced Fujita Scale
• Richter Scale
• Mercalli Scale
• Moh's Hardness Scale