Rocks and Minerals

Which of the following is a naturally occurring solid that is not made by man or made from plants or animals ?

• Tomatoes

• A Desk

• Minerals

• Grasshopper

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of following describes how a mineral reflects light. Example: metallic, shiny or dull

• hardness

• scratch

• luster

• color

What scale can be used to help identify the hardness of a mineral?

• Miller's Hardness Scale

• Rock Hardness Scale

• Color Hardness Scale

• Moh's Hardness Scale

Which of the following is the hardness mineral?

• granite

• talc

• diamond

• obsidian

Which statement is true about rocks?

• Minerals are made of rocks.

• Crystals are made of rocks.

• Rocks are made of minerals.

• Magma is made of solid rock.

Which type of rock is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together?

• igneous

• metallic

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

____________ is the process of making and changing rocks.

• water cycle

• rock cycle

• carbon cycle

• nutrient cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rocks can be classified into 3 groups. What are those 3 groups?

• igneous, muscovite, quartz

• igneous, minerals, calcite

• igneous, metamorphic, sulfur

• igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

What rocks are formed when magma cools?

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

Rocks that have been changed to another rock by heat and pressure

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks