Rocks and Minerals

What is a non-living material made of one or more minerals known as?

• Fossil

• Rock

• Mineral

What is a living organism that lived long ago and has been preserved in rock called?

• Fossil

• Rock

• Mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the material called from which all rocks are formed?

• Fossil

• Rock

• Mineral

What type of rock is referred to as “fire-made” because it forms when melted rock cools and hardens?

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

Which property determines whether a mineral can be scratched by an object?

• Color

• Hardness

• Luster

Which type of rock is formed when sand, mud, and pebbles settle at the bottom of rivers and lakes?

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

What type of rock forms under conditions of heat and pressure within the Earth?

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

Jackson found a fossil of a shell. Which type of rock did he likely find?

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How do geologists measure the hardness of a mineral?

• Rock cycle

• Triple beam balance

• Mohs hardness scale

Which property describes how a mineral shines?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Color