Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils Quiz

A _______ is a solid, naturally formed substance that always has the same composition.

• carbon

• rock

• water

• mineral

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When igneous rock breaks apart (weathers), it forms ___________.

• sediments

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• crystals

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___________ rocks are formed when magma cools.

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• mineral

Salt crystals form when _______________.

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• sandstone weathers

• water evaporates

• magma cools

The __________ describes the process by which rocks change forms.

• water cycle

• rock cycle

• igneous cycle

• tectonic plates

Which of these is NOT a step in the fossilization process?

• sediment builds up

• bones left behind

• animal digs a cave into the rock

• animal is buried in the mud

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What did this animal most likely eat?

• meat

• fruit

• plants

• insects

How did this deeply buried fossil become exposed at the Earth's surface?

• erosion uncovered it

• it crawled through the rock

• dynamite blasted the rock away

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Which of these types of fossils is a record of a living thing's activity?

• shells

• footprints

• bones

• teeth

What can microfossils help us learn about the past?

• how fossils formed

• environmental conditions

• if an animal was a predator

• if an animal was an omnivore

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