Most rock gypsum (sedimentary rock) is formed in

Which common mineral fizzes when dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl) is placed on it?

Which New York State landscape region has surface bedrock composed mostly of intensely metamorphosed rock?

Which mineral has a metallic luster, a black streak, and is an ore of iron?

Which element combines with silicon to form the tetrahedral unit of structure of the silicate minerals? This is the most abundant element in the crust.

Which New York landscape region is composed primarily of Cretaceous through Pleistocene unconsolidated sediments?

In which group are all the earth materials classified as minerals?

Which mineral will scratch glass (hardness = 5.5), but not pyrite?

Metamorphic rocks that formed from these forces are represented by which lettered box in the flowchart?

What is the approximate density of a mineral with a mass of 262.2 grams that displaces 46 cubic centimeters of water?

The element silicon (Si) is used in the production of cell phones. Which mineral could be a possible source of this silicon?

Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which shows three minerals with three different physical tests, A, B, and C, being performed on them. Which sequence correctly matches each test, A, B, and C, with the mineral property tested?

A primary difference between sedimentary rocks and non-sedimentary rocks is that

Which mineral would most likely become rounded at the fastest rate when tumbled along

Which mineral has a chemical composition most similar to andalusite, sillimanite, and kyanite?

Which statement about the formation of a rock is best supported by the rock cycle?

Which New York State landscape region is composed primarily of metamorphic bedrock at its surface?

Which statement is best supported by the diagram?

In which landscape region of New York State will nonsedimentary bedrock be found at the surface?

Tilted, slightly metamorphosed rock layers such as these are typically found in which New York State landscape region?

The main difference between sedimentary and nonsedimentary rocks is

Which two mineral samples would be most difficult to distinguish from each other based on their color, luster, and streak?

In the simple rock-cycle diagram, which processes along path X would change the schist (stage C) directly into a pile of sediments (stage A)?

Which mineral has a different common color from its color in powdered form?

The diagram below shows how a sample of the mineral mica breaks when hit with a rock hammer. This mineral breaks in smooth, flat surfaces because it

Which mineral contains the two most abundant elements by mass in Earth's crust?

Which chemical formula represents the composition of a mineral that usually exhibits fracture, not cleavage?

The surface bedrock of the Tug Hill Plateau landscape region is mostly composed of

Which New York State landscape region is composed mainly of metamorphosed surface bedrock?

Which statement is best supported by this scale?

Which New York State landscape region resulted from the deposition of Cretaceous and Tertiary sands and gravels by continental ice sheets?

The diagrams below illustrate a specific property of certain minerals. This property is most closely related to the

The photograph below shows a broken piece of the mineral calcite. The calcite breaks in smooth, flat surfaces because calcite

Which statement is supported by information in the Rock Cycle diagram in the Earth Science Reference Tables?

Base your answer to the following question on the Earth Science Reference Tables and the map below. The map shows the major landscape regions of New York State. Salt deposits are often found in bedrock of Silurian age. Which landscape region in New York State most likely contains salt deposits?

Which diagram represents a landscape where fine-grained igneous bedrock is most likely to be found?

The photographs below show samples of two different rocks, labeled A and B. The arrow represents the process by which a rock like rock A can change into a rock like rock B. Which process does the arrow represent?