Rocks and Minerals

Choose one. These rocks are formed by the magma in the Earth's mantle

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are usually composed of

• intergrown crystals

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Sedements

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition

• compound

• Minerals

• Rocks

• Crystals

Rocks are made up of which material

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Sands

• Soils

Which rock is found in Volcanoes mostly

• Igneous rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Mineral rocks

A geologist is a scientist who studies_______.

• plants and animals

• fossils

• rocks and minerals

• ocean animals

What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?

• Rocks are pure substances; minerals are not.

• Rocks are made from minerals.

• Minerals are made from rocks.

• Rocks and minerals are the same thing.

Hardness, color, and luster are examples of a mineral's ___________.

• price

• weight

• property

• name

Rocks that are made from bits of rock that have been pressed together under water are called:

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Moonstone

Rocks that come from hot lava and magma that is cooled and hardened are called:

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Comets