Rocks and Minerals Test

Rock formed when existing rock is changed by heat &

pressure.

• sedimentary rock

• texture

• metamorphic rock

• intrusive rock

Magma that reaches earth’s surface.

• sediment

• lava

• igneous rock

• minerals

All rocks are made up of one or more.

• sediments

• minerals

• metals

• magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Type of rock that can form on earth's surface as well as underground.

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• rock cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

If a mineral can SCRATCH another one, it is -

• harder than the mineral

• weaker than the mineral

• the same mineral

Diamond is the hardest mineral.

• True

• False

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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

• mineral
• rock
• fossil
• soil

Rock formed from materials that have settles into layers from weathering

• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

An object that is solid, formed in nature, and has never been alive

• sand castle
• mineral
• plant