Rock and Mineral Review

The breakdown of rock into fragments or sediment is called?

• erosion

• weathering

• folding

• deposition

Foliation of rock showing a banding pattern occurs in:

• metamorphic rocks

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• minerals

Which of the rock samples below would typically contain fossils?

• shale

• basalt

• granite

• obsidian

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When dragging a mineral across a porcelain plate. The property that is being tested is called:

• hardness

• cleavage

• streak

• fracture

Rocks, such as obsidian, breaks unevenly when struck with a hammer, what property does this demonstrate?

• cleavage

• fracture

• streak

• hardness

Which example below shows a chemical reaction used to identify a mineral?

• a rock dropped into a graduated cylinder, filled with water

• acid shows bubbling occurs when it reacts with calcite mineral

• rocks such as scoria has air pockets called scoria

• dragging a mineral across a streak plate

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The photograph shows a large outcrop of rock composed primarily of visible crystals of mica, quartz, and feldspar. Based on the composition and foliated texture, this rock can best be identified as

• marble

• schist

• slate

• anthracite coal

One difference between a breccia rock and a conglomerate rock is that the particles in a breccia rock are

• more aligned

• more angular

• harder

• land derived

Which rock is composed of the mineral halite that formed when seawater evaporated?

• limestone

• dolostone

• rock gypsum

• rock salt

The minerals talc, muscovite mica, quartz, and olivine are similar because they

• have the same hardness

• are the same color

• contain silicon and oxygen

• break along cleavage planes

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