Rocks and Minerals

Which of the following is a characteristic of all minerals?

• Crystalline structure

• Fills the shape of its container

• Usually organic

• Random chemical composition

Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

• Streak

• Denisty

• Luster

• Crumble

What is fracture?

• Ability to reflect light

• A break in parallel planes

• Uneven break

The process for sedimentary rocks DO NOT include:

• Cementation

• Cooling

• Deposition

• Erosion

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Fossils are a form of:

• mineral

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

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Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

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When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage