Semester 2 Exam Prep A

What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Igneous

What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered?

• continental drift
• plate tectonics
• water cycle
• rock cycle

Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?

• luster
• reactivity
• oxidation
• flammability

Which statement is true about rocks?

• Magma is made of solid rock.
• Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
• Crystals are made of rocks.
• Minerals are made of one or more rocks.

What type of rock is this?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

What type of rock is this?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

What type of rock is this?

• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Sedimentary

Hardness:

• It’s the ability of some minerals to break in geometric shapes

• It's the stripe colour of a mineral

• It's a measure of a mineral’s resistance to being scratched

• None of the answers is correct