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NYS Earth Science Performance Test Review
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What is the reason why we classify this rock as metamorphic?
Visible Sediments
Visible Fossils
Glassiness
Recrystallization
2
Which mineral is hard enough to scratch glass?
Sulfur
Graphite
Galena
Quartz
3
What kind of rock is this?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
4
What kind of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
5
What mineral property is displayed here?
Hardness
Luster
Cleavage
Fracture
6
Why is this rock considered a Metamorphic rock?
Glassiness
Visible Crystals
Banding
Visible Sediments
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This is the igneous rock granite. What else is true about granite?
It is mafic
It is basltic
it is felsic
it is vesicular
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What kind of rock must this be?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
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What is the hardness (according to Mohs Scale of hardness) of Sulfur?
2
1
4
3
10
What mineral property is best displayed here?
Cleavage
Fracture
Streak
Hardness
11
What is the best reason why this is considered an igneous rock?
it is vesicular
it is extrusive
it has gas pockets
all answers are correct
12
What mineral property is demonstrated here?
Colored Streak
Fracture
Cleavage
Hardness
13
What mineral property is displayed in this image?
Fracture
Cleavage
Streak
Luster
14
"Banding" on this sample of Gneiss, is an extreme version of a texture called
Mafic
Felsic
Clastic
Foliation
15
What minerals could be in this sample of granite?
Quartz
Magnetite
Pyroxene
Olivine
16
Why would you classify this as an igneous rock?
its fracture
its crystallization
its glassiness
its visible sediments
17
What kind of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
18
What is the only kind of rock this could be?
Sedminentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
19
Where do most sedimentary rocks form?
Near "Hot Spots"
Where water once was
At or Near Volcanoes
Under Mountains
20
What might be the name of this metamorphic rock?
Slate
Shale
Schist
Marble
21
If you were to take the Regents Exam tomorrow, what grade would you get?
45
75
60
95
22
Besides Metallic Luster, what other property is displayed by this sample of Galena
Cleavage
Streak
Hardness
Fracture
23
What is the main difference between Conglomerate and Shale?
Density
Origin
Grain Size
Composition
24
What kind of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
25
What mineral property is displayed here?
Hardness
Luster
Streak
Fracture
