Rocks and Minerals Review

A characteristic used to determine a type of mineral is

• Shape

• Structure

• Cleavage & Fracture

• Pattern

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Metamorphic rocks form because of

• Magnetic Fields

• Heat & Pressure

• Lava

• Gravity

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Sedimentary rocks are _____.

• Formed from already existing rocks in layers

• A type of foliated igneous rock

• Formed under great heat and pressure

• Formed below the earth's surface as magma

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A ___ is considered one of the hardest minerals.

• Talc

• Graphite

• Pyrite

• Diamond

The diagram below shows a penny scratching the surface of the mineral calcite. Which physical property of the calcite is being tested?

• Hardness

• Streak

• Melting Point

• Reaction to Acid

What can happen to igneous rocks when introduced to heat and pressure?

• It turns into sedimentary rocks

• Melts and turn into lava

• Turns into metamorphic rocks

• The igneous rocks turn into sediments

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The image shows a rock sample. This rock sample would best be classified as

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Lava is a molten (melted) rock that is found

• in the inner core of the Earth

• on the ocean floor

• on the surface of the Earth's crust

• inside the Earth's crust(layers of rock)

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The process that squeezes sediments together to form a rock is known as

• Compaction

• Cooling

• Cementation

• Solidification

Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic based on their

• Texture

• crystal or grain size

• method of formation

• mineral composition