Earth's Materials

Pieces of rock are called____________.

• fossils
• silt
• sediment
• materials

Melted rock is called ______________.

• silt
• magma
• humus
• soil

Which type of rock is most likely to have fossils?

• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• magma
• metamorphic rock

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Which of the following is a property of minerals?

• smell
• taste
• touch
• color

Which of the following is true about minerals?

• They were formed in a factory and were once alive.
• They were formed in factory and have never been alive.
• They are formed in nature and were once alive.
• They are formed in nature and have never been alive.

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Which properties can be used to describe a rock or mineral?

• Color 
• Luster
• Hardness
• All of the above

The observation, “A finger nail scratches it” tells us about the rock’s _____________.

• color
• how it was formed
• hardness
• size

What are the three types of rocks?

• Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
• Igneous, metamorphic, sand
• Igneous, magma, sedimentary
• Lava, metamorphic, sedimentary

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This type of rock was once melted, but it has cooled and hardened. What type of rock does this describe?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• None of the above

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This type of rock was once another type of rock deep inside of the earth, but heat and pressure caused the minerals to change. What type of rock does this describe?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• None of the above