Minerals, Rocks, and the rock cycle

Which of the following statements is true?

• Only sedimentary rocks are made of minerals.

• Only igneous rocks are made of minerals.

• Only metamorphic rocks are made of minerals.

• All rocks are made of minerals.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

One property used to identify minerals is luster. Luster is...

• How a mineral reflects light: metallic or nonmetallic.

• The color of a mineral's powder.

• Whether a mineral breaks on flat planes.

• What a mineral can scratch.

One property used to identify minerals is cleavage Cleavage is...

• How a mineral reflects light: metallic or nonmetallic.

• The color of a mineral's powder.

• Whether a mineral breaks on flat planes.

• What a mineral can scratch.

One property used to identify minerals is hardness Hardness is...

• How a mineral reflects light: metallic or nonmetallic.

• The color of a mineral's powder.

• Whether a mineral breaks on flat planes.

• What a mineral can scratch.

One property used to identify minerals is streak Streak is...

• How a mineral reflects light: metallic or nonmetallic.

• The color of a mineral's powder.

• Whether a mineral breaks on flat planes.

• What a mineral can scratch.

One property that can be used to identify a mineral is its density. How do you calculate density?

• mass + volume

• mass - volume

• mass/volume

• volume x mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Rocks that form from cooling lava or magma are called....

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Minerals

Rocks that form from sediment being compacted and cemented together are called....

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Rocks that form when other rocks are put under heat and pressure are called...

• Sedimentary Rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Sedimentary rocks are put into three groups based on how they form. Sedimentary rocks that form from something that was once alive are called....

• Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

• Organic Sedimentary Rocks

• Chemical Sedimentary Rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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