Minerals and Rocks Test Review

The look and feel of a rock's surface determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock's grains is referred to as?

• sediment
• texture
• luster
• streak

Rocks are classified as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary according to...

• their weight and size
• their age
• how they formed (their origin)
• how hard they are

Heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface can change any rock into...

• metamorphic rock
• sedimentary rock
• igneous rock
• chemical rock

A series of processes on Earth's surface and interior that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called...

• erosion
• crystalization
• the rock cycle
• lithification

The picture above shows a rock formation that is shaped like an arch. The processes that caused the rock to form this shape are weathering and ________.

• erosion
• cooling
• crystalization
• heat & pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

You can only find fossils in one rock category, which one is it?

• sedimentary rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• older rocks
• igneous rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What kind of rock will form from the particles settling at the bottom of the lake pictured below.

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• cement

Small solid pieces that come from rocks and organisms, that can settle and form into new rocks is called?

• powder
• texture
• dust
• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of igneous rock is formed from cooling lava only?

• extrusive rock
• intrusive rock
• metamorphic rock

What type of rocks are shown in the picture above? (formed from volcanic activity)

• igneous rocks
• sedimentary rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• minerals