Rocks and Minerals Regents Review

Which physical characteristic best describes the rock phyllite?

• glassy texture with gas pockets

• clastic texture with angular fragments

• bioclastic texture with cemented shell fragments

• foliated texture with microscopic mica crystals

The accompanying data table shows the mass and volume of four different minerals. Which mineral has the greatest density?

• Mineral A

• Mineral B

• Mineral C

• Mineral D

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following is not a requirement for an object to be classified as a mineral?

• it must break along even patterns

• it must have a definite chemical composition

• it must occur naturally

• it must be solid

With use of your ESRT, answer the following question.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which mineral is mined for its iron content?

• Hematite

• Galena

• Fluorite

• Talc

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which minerals contain the two most abundant elements by mass in Earth’s crust?

• fluorite and calcite

• magnetite and pyrite

• galena and sulfur

• amphibole and quartz

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Mineral D is most likely...

• Galena

• Garnet

• Olivine

• Halite

Which mineral can scratch A, B, and C, but cannot scratch D?

• Talc

• Fluorite

• Quartz

• Selenite Gypsum

Quartz and halite have different crystal shapes primarily because

• Light reflects from crystal surfaces

• Energy is released during crystallization

• Of impurities that produce surface variations

• The internal arrangement of atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which processes lead directly to the formation of igneous rock?

• weathering and erosion

• compaction and cementation

• heat and pressure

• melting and solidification