Igneous Rocks

Select ALL that are true.

• minerals are made of rocks

• Minerals have an orderly, patterned atomic structure

• Minerals can be organic

• Minerals have varying, changing chemical composition

• Minerals must be naturally occurring

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

• native

• carbonate

• silicate

• oxide

Which mineral is able to scratch calcite, but can be scratched by a knife blade?

• apatite

• gypsum

• topaz

• quartz

Which mineral characteristic does this illustrate?

• naturally occurring

• luster

• crystalline structure

• inorganic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which type of rock is formed from molten magma that has cooled and solidified?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• mineral

An igneous rock that was cooled and solidified deep inside the Earth.

• Mineral

• Extrusive

• Intrusive

• Foliated

An igneous rock that has cooled and solidified at or near the Earth's surface.

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

• Intrusive

• Mineral

An igneous rock that has formed deep inside the Earth will have __________ crystals.

• large, visible

• small or no

• hard

• soft

An igneous rock that has cooled at or near the Earth's surface will have _______ crystals.

• white

• large, visible

• small or no

• black

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

An igneous rock that has formed deep inside the Earth cooled and solidified ______.

• slowly

• quickly

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4