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Earth Science Minerals and Rocks Unit
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What process occurs from B to H?
melting
cooling
heat and pressure
weathering
2
How a mineral reflects light.
luster
streak
density
cleavage
3
Gems are minerals that are valued because they are rare and beautiful
False
True
4
The most abundant elements in a human.
iron and magnesium
silicon, oxygen, aluminum
hydrogen and helium
oxygen and carbon
5
The most abundant elements in the Universe.
oxygen and carbon
silicon, oxygen, aluminum
hydrogen and helium
iron and magnesium
6
What process occurs form H to D?
melting
weathering
heat and pressure
cooling
7
What substance H?
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
sediment
metamorphic rock
8
The hardness of a mineral that is scratched by your fingernail.
3
5
2
4
9
_______________ make up most of the Earth's crust
Silicates
Oxides
Carbonates
Nitrates
10
What process happens at I?
cooling
melting
weathering
heat and pressure
11
Which one does not cause erosion?
sunlight
running water
glaciers
gravity
12
What process is E?
melting
heat and pressure
cooling
compaction and cementation
13
When rocks break down into smaller pieces.
compaction
weathering
erosion
dissolving
14
Mineral breaks with rough and jagged edges.
streak
fracture
luster
cleavage
15
What process occurs form F to D?
heat and pressure
melting
weathering
cooling
16
The hardness of a mineral that scratches a penny, but won't scratch a steel nail.
6
2
4
8
17
The smallest piece of an element that has the properties of that element
neutron
molecule
atom
Proton
18
The most abundant elements in Earth's crust.
iron and magnesium
hydrogen and helium
silicon, oxygen, aluminum
oxygen and carbon
19
What substance is F?
Igneous
Lava
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
20
Formed when solid material is deposited, buried, compressed, and cemented.
igneous rock
magma
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
21
Glassy texture is formed when melted rock____________________________.
cools slowly underground
cools slowly above ground
cools quickly underground
cools quickly above ground
22
Which of the following is NOT a property of sedimentary rock?
glassy texture
fossils
bedding
graded bedding
23
The color of the powdered mineral.
color
cleavage
luster
streak
24
Large crystals are formed when melted rock____________________________.
cools slowly underground
cools quickly underground
cools slowly above ground
cools quickly above ground
25
Which of the following is one of the three main types of rock?
sediment
igneous
magma
lava
26
Which is not a characteristic of a mineral?
Specific composition
Solid
Man-made
Inorganic crystal
27
The hardness of a mineral that scratches a glass plate, but won't scratch a streak plate.
2
8
6
4
28
What substance is B?
sedimentary rock
sediment
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
29
Any rock can form from any other.
false
true
30
Mineral breaks along flat planes.
streak
luster
cleavage
fracture