Earth Science - Rocks and Minerals

The process where rocks are physically broken down is called _________.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Liquifaction
• Sublimation

Magma hardens beneath Earth's surface creating ________.

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

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Which of the following is NOT a mineral?

• Mica
• Gold
• Quartz
• Coal

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

• 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

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks are classified by ___________.

• the presence of organic matter
• the type of chemical reaction
• sediment grain size
• where they form

What type of rock is most easily weathered?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

Rocks are classified based on _____________.

• their composition
• where they form
• how they form
• their texture

This type of rock is formed through cooling magma

• stedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• strophic

Igneous rock from cooled magma that looks like cooled black glass

• obsideon

• limestone

• shale

• gravel