Rocks and minerals

Which of the following is a characteristic of all minerals?

• Crystalline structure

• Fills the shape of its container

• Usually organic

• Random chemical composition

Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

• Streak

• Denisty

• Luster

• Crumble

What is fracture?

• Ability to reflect light

• A break in parallel planes

• Uneven break

Igneous rocks are formed from geysers in the Earth's crust.

• True

• False

Two types of igneous rocks are:

• Interior and exterior

• Intrusive and extrusive

• Inside and outside

• Enter and exit

The process for sedimentary rocks DO NOT include:

• Cementation

• Cooling

• Deposition

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process for sedimentary rocks DO NOT include:

• Cementation

• Cooling

• Deposition

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is a type of sedimentary rock:

• inorganic

• intrusive

• clastic

• mineral

Fossils are a form of:

• mineral

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion