Rocks and Minerals Quiz 1

Rocks and minerals are an important ___________component of our ecosystems

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Which of these best defines a mineral?

• Minerals are always liquid and inorganic.

• Minerals are always solid and organic.

• Minerals are always solid and inorganic.

• Minerals are always a liquid and organic.

Inorganic, solid materials found in nature are called ___.

• minerals
• carbons
• matter
• lattices

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A __________ is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks. 

• Sedimentary rock
• Igneous Rock
• Mineral
• Sediment

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Inorganic means ________________

• not made by life process

• made by living things

• a living part of our world

• the largest living things

To be classified as a rock or a mineral an object has to be .. .

• naturally occuring

• man made

Minerals are classified as

• heterogenous

• homogenous

Rocks are classified as

• heterogenous

• homogenous

Which of the following are examples of rocks. (choose more than one)

• Sandstone

• Granite

• Quartz

• Feldspar

Which of the following are products of rocks and minerals used in construction (more than one)

• Cement Blocks

• Concrete

• Glass

• Gypsum (drywall)