Rock and Mineral Review

Given that a rock sample has a foliated texture and is formed under high pressure and temperature, what type of rock is it?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Schist

• Sandstone

The hardness of a mineral can be tested by:

• scratching it across a glass plate

• dragging the mineral across a streak plate

• smashing it with a hammer

• dragging the mineral across a sheet of paper

Which property is the most important tool in the identification of a mineral?

• hardness

• texture

• size

• color

How are rocks classified?

• age of the rocks

• the way in which rocks form

• types of fossils the rocks contain

• mineral count

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of rock will form under high pressure and temperature?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• fossils

• metamorphic

Mica splits evenly along thin flat sheets due to what property?

• chemical composition

• streak

• hardness

• cleavage

A student examined a rock sample called gneiss, and wrote down that is showed foliation on a lab assignment. The student

• made an inference

• made a hypothesis

• made an observation

• made a prediction

A fossil dinosaur foot print will most likely be observed in what type of rock?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• obsidian

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Granite is a type of igneous rock that contains large crystals due to:

• fast cooling

• slow cooling

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

Intrusive rocks have what sized crystals?

• small

• medium

• extra large

• large