Rock and Mineral Test

The thin outer layer of the earth is called the __

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The center of the earth is called the _____.

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Soil

Most of the earth’s mass is in the _____.

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Soil

An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth is called _____.

• a mineral

• a rock

• soil

• a vein

A substance made of things that were never alive is _____.

• organic

• luster

• inorganic

• synthetic

The characteristic of a mineral to break along smooth, straight lines or into flat sheets is called _____.

• cleavage

• fracture

• streak

• luster

The color of the mark made when a mineral sample is rubbed on a harder surface is called the _____.

• cleavage

• fracture

• streak

• luster

Rock formed by heat and pressure deep below the earth’s crust is called _____.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Crusty

Rock that forms when layers of sediment and organic material harden is called _____.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Crusty

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock formed from magma or volcanic lava is called _____.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Conglomerate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1