 1.

One of the following mineral properties can

be determined by observing, rather than
doing something to a sample.
 a. streak b. fracture c. luster
 d. hardness
 2. An igneous rock that formed by rapid
cooling will probably have crystals that are
 a. large. b. small. c. middle-sized. d. mixed
large and small sizes.
 3. In which type of rock would you expect to
find fossils?
 a. granite b. obsidian c. shale d. marble
 4. A rock made up of cemented sand grains is
 a. Conglomerate b. quartzite c. shale
 d. sandstone.
 5. One of the following cooled too quickly to
allow crystals to form.
 a. obsidian b. quartz c. halite d. mica
 6. Magma that cools slowly beneath the earth's
surface produces
 a. ore minerals b. intrusive igneous rocks. c. fine-
grained metamorphic rocks
 d. extrusive igneous rocks.
 7. Igneous rocks are classified by
 a. grain size and color
 b. density and texture c. mineral composition and
texture. d. mineral composition and hardness.
 8. Sedimentary rocks are classified by a.
sediment size or chemical composition.
b. mineral composition and color. c. sediment
size and hardness. d. sediment size alone.
 9. Metamorphic rocks are classified according
to a. degree of foliation or recrystallization.
b. grain size or sediments color. c. chemical
composition or sediment size. d. extent of
melting.
 10. What process in the rock cycle are you
performing if you pack a snowball so tightly it
becomes an iceball?
 a. weathering, sedimentation
b. melting c. deformation, recrystallization
 d. none of the above.
 11. What process in the rock cycle are you
performing if you put salt on ice on your
sidewalk?
 a. weathering, sedimentation b. melting c.
deformation, recrystallization d.none of the
above.
 12. Melted rock that is beneath Earth's surface
is called
 a. magma b. lava c. sediment d. sand
13. Which type of rock forms from debris that
settles in lakes, streams, or oceans and is
squeezed into rock after millions of years by the
pressure of water and sediment accumulation?
 a. sedimentary rock b. igneous rock
 c. metamorphic rock
 14. Rocks formed from hot, molten rock
material that cooled and hardened are
 a. igneous b. sedimentary c. metamorphic
 d. minerals
 15. A classification of metamorphic rocks
would include whether they are
a. chemical or organic.
b. intrusive or extrusive.
c. foliated or nonfoliated.
d. basaltic or granitic.
 1.They are formed from cooled lava.
 2. These rocks are formed as the result of heat
and pressure.
 3. When these rocks cool quickly tiny crystals
are formed.
 4. When these rocks cool slowly big crystals
are formed.
 5. Gneiss
 6. Limestone
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 7. Sandstone
 8. Fossils can be found in these types of rocks.
 9. Granite
 10. Obsidian
 11. Basalt
 12. Slate