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Mineral Questions
Matching: Write the proper term in front of the proper statement.
_____________ 1. Tendency to break with rough or jagged edges cleavage
_____________ 2. How light is reflected from the minerals surface luster
_____________ 3. Minerals resistance to being scratched hardness
_____________ 4. Breakage along smooth, flat planes streak
_____________ 5. Color left by powdered mineral on unglazed porcelain fracture
True or False: Write T for True or F for False in front of each statement.
____ 12. The quickest way to identify a mineral is hardness.
____ 13. Liquids and gases can not be minerals.
____ 14. Coal is a mineral made up of materials that were once alive.
____ 15. 46.6% of the Earth’s crust is composed of hydrogen
____ 16. All minerals have the same hardness.
____ 17. Minerals such as quartz may occur in different colors.
____ 18. Moh’s Hardness Scale ranges from 1 (diamond) to 10 (talc).
____ 19. Streak color is a better way (verses mineral color) to identify an unknown mineral.
____ 20. Minerals are not important in your daily life.
____ 21. Calcite reacts to hydrochloric acid with bubbles and fizzing.
____ 22. Some minerals are poisonous.
____ 23. Minerals can form from liquid that has evaporated. (i.e. Great Salt Lake in Utah)
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Rock Questions
Matching: Write the proper term, from below, in front of the proper statement.
Rocks formed from molten Earth materials are 16___________ rocks. There are two kinds of
molten materials: magma and 17_________. 18________________ and heat caused by
overlying rocks and 19____________________ elements produce magma. When magma cools
below Earth's Surface, it forms 20_______________ -grained, 21_____________ igneous rocks.
The 22_______________ of these common rocks grow large because of the 23___________ rate
of cooling. When magma moves to Earth's 24_____________, it is called lava. When lava cools
on Earth's surface, it forms fine grained, 25________________ igneous rocks. Minerals of
extrusive rocks are so small that 26____________ is needed for identification. Igneous rocks can
be classified by their 27______________. They can also be classified by the types of
28_________________ in them.
Multiple Choice:
Write the letter of the term that best completes each statement in front of the number.
_____32. Rocks formed during metamorphism depend on all the following except __.
a. Earth's magnetic Field c. temperature
b. the original rock's composition d. pressure
_____36. The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can _____.
a. provide materials to make other rocks c. be changed by forces at Earth's surface
b. form other rocks d. all of the above
_____37. The crystals that form in slowly cooling magma are ___.
a. tiny b. invisible c. colorful d. large