Rocks & Minerals Quiz

How do sedimentary rocks form?

• heat and pressure creates a new rock

• melted rock cools and hardens

• pieces of rock and other materials are pressed together

How do metamorphic rocks form?

• melted rock cools and hardens

• pieces of rock and other materials are pressed together

• heat and pressure creates a new rock

How do igneous rocks form?

• melted rock cools and hardens

• heat and pressure creates new rocks

• pieces of rock and other materials are pressed together

What is a mineral?

• magma that escapes through an opening in the Earth's surface

• small, broken up pieces of rock

• the remains of an animal that lived in the past

• a solid, nonliving material found in nature

What is the softest mineral on the Moh’s scale?

• Calcite

• Quartz

• Talc

• Diamond

What is the hardest mineral on the Moh’s scale?

• Calcite

• Quartz

• Talc

• Diamond

This is the way a mineral breaks along flat, smooth surfaces

• Fracture

• Split

• Cleavage

• Cubic

This is the way a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces.

• Fracture

• Split

• Cleavage

• Cubic

The 3 main processes of making metamorphic rock are_____________________.

• Compaction, cementation, and time

• Heat, pressure, and time

• Melting, cooling, and pressure

The way a mineral reflects light is it’s ______________.

• Special properties

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness