Rocks, Minerals, Soil Review

Rocks formed when particles of other rocks change form due to high heat or pressure.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Rocks made when lava is released from volcanoes and the lava cools.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Rocks formed when particles -- such as sand, dirt, and fossils -- settle into layers.

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

How do sedimentary rocks form?

• They form from molten rock.

• They are squeezed under heat and pressure until new crystals form.

• They form inside the Earth's crust.

• They form as sediment is compacted and cemented together.

True or False: Metamorphic rock can melt and become magma.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False: Heat and pressure can change metamorphic rock to sedimentary rock.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True of False: Metamorphic rock can become compacted and cemented and turn into igneous rock.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False: Metamorphic rock can wear away and eventually turn into sedimentary rock.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The property of mineral that tells how light is reflected from the surface of a mineral is called _____.

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

• hardness

The property of a mineral that is the color of the powder left on a streak plate when the mineral is scraped across it is called _____.

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

• hardness