
ES rocks & minerals
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Base your answer to the question on the Properties of Common Minerals chart in the Earth Science Reference Tables. Which mineral leaves a green-black powder when rubbed against an unglazed porcelain plate?
galena
graphite
hematite
pyrite
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following minerals has metallic luster, silver color, black streak, and contains iron?
Graphite
Galena
Magnetite
Pyrite
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wavy bands of light and dark minerals visible in gneiss bedrock probably formed from the
cementing together of individual mineral grains
cooling and crystallization of magma
evaporation of an ancient ocean
heat and pressure during metamorphism
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two minerals have cleavage planes at right angles?
biotite mica and muscovite mica
sulfur and amphibole
quartz and calcite
halite and pyroxene
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which types of rock would most likely form from compaction and cementation of these sediments?
sandstone and limestone
shale and coal
breccia and rock salt
conglomerate and siltstone
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which home-building material is made mostly from the mineral gypsum?
plastic pipes
window glass
drywall panels
iron nails
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which intrusive igneous rock could be composed of approximately 60% pyroxene, 25% plagioclase feldspar, 10% olivine, and 5% amphibole?
granite
rhyolite
gabbro
basalt
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