Rocks

A ____________ is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.

• mineral

• fossil

• rock

• soil

What layer of the Earth are minerals found in?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

A ___________ is a solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral

• fossil

• rock

• soil

Which of the following is NOT a property that can be used to identify a mineral?

• hardness

• weight

• color

• lust

Which of the following is not one of the three kinds of rocks?

• igneous

• lava

• seidmentary

• metamorphic

A scientist who studies rocks is called a ____________________.

• rockologist

• mineralist

• rock hound

• geologist

The continuous series of change that rocks undergo is known as the

• metamorphisis

• recycle

• water cycle

• rock cycle

A rock leaves a white streak when it is scraped across a surface. It mostly contains which mineral that is used to make powder?

• gold

• iron

• talc

• graphite

Ali found a rock that had several tiny fossils in it. Which type of rock did Ali mostly find?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• mineral

Sedimentary rocks always form ____________.

• in the Earth's core

• underwater

• in fossils

• in the mountains