Review of Rocks & Minerals

What process is occurring at point A on the diagram of the rock cycle? 

• Heat and Pressure
• Cooling 
• Weathering and Erosion 
• Cementation and Compaction 

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of igneous rock forms beneath the Earth's surface and cools slowly forming LARGE crystals? 

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form

Which type of igneous rock forms above the Earth's surface and cools quickly forming SMALL crystals? 

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Rock
• Nonfoliated Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock

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

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

A mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

• Definite chemical composition
• Crystalline Structure
• Naturally occurring
• All of the following characteristics 

What rock type is this an example of? 

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock 

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface