Rocks and Minerals

Rocks are a solid mixture of _________________.

• magma

• lava

• minerals

• sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A mineral's ability to restist being scratched is its __________.

• luster

• hardness

• color

• shape

What are the three major types of rocks?

• solid, liquid, gas

• igneous, sedimentary, limestone

• sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

• lava, magma, mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

_______________ is a mineral property that describes the way that light reflects from the mineral's surface.

• hardness

• luster

• composition

• uniformity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When a solid dissolves in a liquid, it can usually be recovered by ________ the liquid.

• freezing

• shaking

• adding water to

• evaporating

Rocks formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions are ______________.

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is formed when other types of rocks undergo extreme heat or pressure?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

True or false: Weathering and erosion can change the Earth's surface?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of rocks are fossils most likely found in?

• metamorohic

• igneous

• sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1