4th Grade Rock N Roll Quiz

Luster is a property that helps identify minerals. What tool would be helpful to determine if a mineral has luster?

• A Nail

• A Penny

• A Flashlight

• A Ceramic Tile

Which type of rock is being described?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Crystal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Heat and pressure deep inside the earth can change limestone to marble. What type of rock is marble?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Crystal

Tiny bits of rocks and shell are pressed together to make layers. What kind of rock has these layers?

• Magma

• Crystal

• Igenous

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Grace’s chart shows answers to a guessing game about a certain rock.

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Fossils

 Solid, non-living substances called _____ are found in rocks and soils.

• Lava

• Minerals

• Igneous

• Magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Minerals make up

• Substances

• Rocks

• Things

• Elements

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What are the three types of rocks?

• lava, metamorphic, and sedimentary
• igneous, sedimentary, and mineral
• metamorphic, lava, and igneous
• igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A mineral is...

• solid material made from many different kinds of rocks
• a solid matter formed in nature and found in earth materials (rocks)
• made from layers of sediment
• formed from heat of magma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Using the Mohs Hardness Scale, what  mineral is the hardest?

• Quartz
• Diamond
• Feldspar
• Talc