Rocks and Minerals Review

Using chemical symbols, state the chemical composition of the mineral found in limestone.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Identify the mineral shown that can scratch all of the other minerals shown.

The mineral anorthite is typically white to gray in color, has a hardness of 6.0, cleaves in two directions, and is used in making glass and ceramics. Which mineral has properties most similar to anorthite?

• quartz

• calcite

• pyroxene

• plagioclase feldspar

The data table below gives characteristics of the gemstone peridot. Peridot is a form of the mineral...

• pyrite

• pyroxene

• olivine

• garnet

Which mineral was tested?

• amphibole

• quartz

• galena

• graphite

A beach consists of particles with diameters ranging between 0.01 cm to 0.1 cm. Identify the sedimentary rock that will form when burial and cementation of these sediments occur.

Which map symbol is used to represent rock that formed as a result of the evaporation of seawater?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which rock will weather at the fastest rate when exposed to acid rain?

• granite

• limestone

• gneiss

• quartzite

Which table correctly matches rock textures with a sedimentary rock that exhibits each texture?

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What are the rock name and map symbol used to represent the sedimentary rock that has a grain size of 0.006 to 0.2 centimeters?

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