Rocks and Minerals Rock Cycle

A mineral must be a ______________

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• plasma

The color of a mineral's powder is called its _____________

• cleavage

• fracture

• hardness

• streak

A minerals resistance to being scratched is its ________________

• streak

• hardness

• cleavage

• fracture

A mineral's hardness is measured on the _________ scales

• Moh's

• Richter

• Saffer-Simpson

• Enhanced Fujita

How many types of rocks are in the rock cycle?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 2

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which rock is formed from the cooling of magma or lava?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• diamond

• igneous

What are the three main types of rocks?

• Magma, Lava, Igneous

• Igneous, Sediments, Metamorphosis

• Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

• Sediments, Metamorphic, Granite

Which type of rock is formed from deposition of sediments and cementation?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedminentary

• fossils

Which type of rock is formed through heat and pressure?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• magma

What do we call the pieces of rock that have broken down?

• sediments

• pebbles

• minerals

• mud