Rocks, Soil, and Minerals

Which soil profile is the most likely to support plant growth?

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Which soil profile is least likely to support plant growth?

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What geological process changes pieces of rocks, minerals, and other material into sedimentary rock?

• Compacting and cementing

• Cooling

• Heat and Pressure

• Melting

What series of geological processes can transform sediment into sedimentary rock, sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock, and metamorphic rock into magma?

• cooling; heat and Pressure; Melting

• compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting

• melting; heat and pressure; cooling

• weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; cooling

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Your friend tells you the statue is made of marble. What test could you perform to see if your friend is correct?

• Place a drop on water of the statue and see if it evaporates

• Rub your hand across the statue and see if it changes colors.

• Rub water across the surface of the statue and see if it leaves streaks.

• Place a drop on vinegar of the statue and see if it bubbles.

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Your friend tells you the statue has a dull luster. What does luster tell you about a mineral?

• the color it makes when rubbed against a hard surface

• • how hard the mineral is

  
  

• • what color the mineral is

  
  

• how light is reflected from the surface of the mineral

Which property is shown in the diagram?

• streak

• texture

• cleavage

• hardness

Which statement best describes all minerals?

• All minerals are hard.

• All minerals have a crystal structure.

• All minerals are metals.

• All minerals have a shiny luster.

Which type of rocks forms from a volcano eruption?

Which type of rocks are formed when particles settle into layers?