Rocks and Minerals Review

Which of the following is true?

• All minerals are made of rock

• All rocks are made of minerals

• Rocks and minerals are made of the same

• All of the above

A sedimentary rock is ... ?

• Rocks that form when very hot, “liquid rock” (Magma) cools down enough to solidify 

• Rocks that were formed by harden layers of rocks, shells and dead organisms that were worn down by the effects of wind and water. 

• Rocks that have changed because of heat and/or pressure

The properties of a mineral depend on _______________.

• the type of mineral

• the size of the mineral

• the number of minerals

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Metamorphic rocks are ..... ?

• Rocks that have changed because of heat and/or pressure

• Rocks that form when very hot, “liquid rock” (Magma) cools down enough to solidify 

• Rocks that were formed by harden layers of rocks, shells and dead organisms that were worn down by the effects of wind and water. 

An example of a property of a mineral is ____

• how common it is

• where it is found

• how it reacts with acid

• how much it costs

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

which of the following statements is TRUE?

• rocks can break down into sediments

• new rocks form over time

• rocks can change from sedimentary to metamorphic

• all of the above

Igneous rocks are ..... ?

• Rocks that have changed because of heat and/or pressure

• Rocks that form when very hot, “liquid rock” (Magma) cools down enough to solidify 

• Rocks that were formed by harden layers of rocks, shells and dead organisms that were worn down by the effects of wind and water. 

The rock cycle describes how rocks ____________.

• change over time

• are formed

• are broken down

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which one of the following words is used to classify rocks based on how they were formed?

• Igneous

• granite

• mineral

• transparent

Based on the table, which mineral is the hardest?

• Galena

• Hematite

• Magnetite

• they are all the same.