Minerals and Rocks Review

Which process occurs to create sediments?

• compacting and cementing

• melting

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

Which process occurs to turn a sedimentary rock into magma?

• compacting and cementing

• melting

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

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Select ALL that apply: Which process occurs to create a metamorphic rock?

• compacting and cementing

• melting

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• cooling

Which mineral property will be tested with these tools?

• luster

• streak

• hardness

• cleavage

Which mineral property is not a good way to classify minerals because it varies?

• luster

• streak

• hardness

• color

What are the two types of lusters of a mineral?

• metallic and dull

• shiny and not shiny

• metallic and nonmetallic

• nonmetallic and shiny

What determines the characteristics of minerals?

• arrangement of color

• arrangement of atoms

• arrangement of shape

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Which statement is true?

• Your mineral sample will have cleavage not fracture if your mineral sample has flat sides when broken.

• If your mineral sample has no flat, parallel surfaces, then your mineral has cleavage not fracture.

Is magnetism a special mineral property?

• Yes, in magnetite.

• No, no mineral is magnetic.

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Which of the following is true?

• All minerals are made of rock

• All rocks are made of minerals

• Rocks and minerals are made of the same

• All of the above