Rocks and Minerals Pre-Test

There are 3 types of rocks

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Sedimentary rocks form in volcanoes

• True

• False

A diamond is the hardest mineral

• True

• False

Some minerals can be scratched by your fingernail

• True

• False

Rocks formed when melted rock materials cools and hardens, can form from lava or magma

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Rocks formed on the Earth's surface when sediments are compressed

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

New rocks that form from existing rocks by undergoing a change caused by heat, pressure, and chemicals

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock