Rocks and mineral Review

Rocks are made of different kinds of

• sand

• water crystals

• salt

• minerals

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By rubbing a mineral against a porcelain plate you perform a

• fracture test

• streak test

• hardness test

• acid test

How are rocks DIFFERENT from minerals?

• Rocks are a pure substance and minerals are all mixtures.

• Rocks have no physical or chemical properties similar to minerals.

• Minerals are made up of at least two rocks, but rocks are not made up of minerals.

• Rocks are made up of one or more minerals, but minerals are not made up of rocks.

Color, Hardness, Crystal habit, Luster, Streak, Fracture are all

• ways to identify a rock

• properties of elements

• properties of a compound

• way to identify minerals

How can an igneous rock be transformed into a metamorphic rock?

• if it is forced deep into Earth, where it melts into magma

• if it is heated and put under pressure for long periods of time

• if layers of sand accumulate over it and harden over a period of time

• if it is exposed at the surface and is weathered over a period of time

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Which of these BEST describes the concept of the rock cycle?

• sedimentary rocks may be remelted several times

• rocks move in circles on the earth as the earth rotates

• rocks can be moved from place to place on the earth without changing

• rocks are continually changing, and any type of rock may be transformed into another rock by the appropriate process

What type of rock could be formed from the weathering and erosion of metamorphic rock?

• lunar rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rocks

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If you perform a scratch test using your fingernail, a copper penny, glass, and a steel nail you are testing a rock's

• cleavage

• luster

• hardness

• color

If a mineral is shiny it falls under which of the following categories?

• hardness

• metallic

• nonmetallic

• colorful

Which of these statements BEST describes rocks?

• Rocks may contain one or more minerals.

• Rocks are made inside the Earth’s mantle.

• Just like minerals, rocks have a definite shape.

• Rocks and minerals have a definite chemical composition.