Rocks and Minerals Test

Rock that was once melted and then cooled and hardened.

• igneous rock

• fossil

• mineral

• sedimentary rock

Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure.

• sedimentary rock

• fossil

• metamorphic rock

• mineral

Rock formed from material that has settled into layers.

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• mineral

An object that is solid, formed in nature, and has never been alive.

• mineral

• fossil

• dinosaur

• air

Tags

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The remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• rock

• mineral

• metamorphic rock

Tags

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A naturally formed solid made of one or more minerals.

• fossil

• mineral

• dinosaur

• rock

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What do you call the color of the powder left behind by a mineral when it's rubbed against a rough white tile?

• hematite

• quartz

• rock

• streak

What properties are used to identify a mineral?

• shape and streak

• size and streak

• hardness, streak, and color

• color, shape, and hardness

What type of rock is formed from volcanoes?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sandstone

• sedimentary

Tags

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What does this picture show?

• how sediments build up

• types of soil

• rock cycle

• igneous rock

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