Rocks and Minerals Review Challenge

What is the mineral known as Fool's Gold?

• Calcite

• Copper

• Sulfur

• Pyrite

Which process involves the breakdown of rocks without changing their chemical composition?

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

• Deposition

• Chemical weathering

What does the streak test help identify?

• Mineral's luster

• Mineral's true color

• Mineral's hardness

• Mineral's density

Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What process transforms a sedimentary rock into an igneous rock?

• Faulting and fracturing

• Deformation and deposition

• Melting and crystallization

• Erosion and deposition

Which mineral is easily identified by its smell?

• Graphite

• Pyrite

• Quartz

• Sulfur

According to Mo's hardness scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?

• Talc

• Gypsum

• Calcite

• Quartz

What property of a mineral is tested by scratching it with different objects?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Density

• Cleavage

Which type of rock is formed by the cooling of magma underground?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Intrusive igneous rock

• Extrusive igneous rock

What is a characteristic of non-foliated metamorphic rocks?

• Metallic bonds

• Presence of fossils

• Cleavage planes

• Lack of banding