Duplicate of NYS Earth Science Unit 3 Rocks and Minerals Review

Question 1

Test B shows a mineral leaving a gray/black powder, what property of the mineral is being observed?

Accepted Answer

streak

Question 2

Where are the Earth's sedimentary rocks generally found?

Accepted Answer

as a thin layer covering much of the continents

Question 3

Which graph correctly shows the relative positions of the igneous rocks?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 4

Test A shows a mineral breaking into two thin sheets, what property of the mineral is being observed?

Accepted Answer

cleavage

Question 5

Which igneous rock has a vesicular texture,contains the minerals potassium feldspar and quartz?

Accepted Answer

pumice

Question 6

What mineral is most commonly used as "lead" in pencils?

Accepted Answer

graphite

Question 7

Which nonfoliated rock forms ONLY in a zone of contact metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

Hornfells

Question 8

The metamorphic rock at location A is most likely

Accepted Answer

Quartzite

Question 9

Some properties of a diamond are different from graphite because diamond...

Accepted Answer

has a different arrangement of atoms

Question 10

This mineral breaks in smooth, flat surfaces because it

Accepted Answer

has a regular arrangement of atoms

Question 11

Which processes lead directly to the formation of metamorphic rock?

Accepted Answer

heat and pressure

Question 12

Which rock was subjected to intense heat and pressure but did not solidify from magma?

Accepted Answer

Schist

Question 13

Which letter represents the environmental conditions necessary to form gneiss?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 14

Based on the following table, Peridot is a form of what mineral?

Accepted Answer

olivine

Question 15

Which rock is composed of the mineral halite that formed when seawater evaporated?

Accepted Answer

rock salt

Question 16

Most of the rocks shown were formed by...

Accepted Answer

compaction and/or cementation

Question 17

Which of these rocks has a CRYSTALLINE texture?

Accepted Answer

F, Rock Salt

Question 18

Which rock is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

Gneiss

Question 19

Which two rocks are composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and clay minerals?

Accepted Answer

sandstone and shale

Question 20

Which processes lead directly to the formation of igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

melting and solidification

Question 21

Which texture best describes an igneous rock that formed deep underground?

Accepted Answer

coarse grained

Question 22

Most rocks that form from fragmental rock particles are classified as

Accepted Answer

clastic sedimentary

Question 23

Which rock was organically formed and sometimes contains fossilized plant impressions?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 24

Which type of rock is represented by the map symbol below?

Accepted Answer

chemical, sedimentary rock that consists of the mineral calcite

Question 25

Which rock is most likely Phyllite?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 26

Which two igneous rocks could have the same mineral composition

Accepted Answer

gabbro and basalt

Question 27

Test C shows a mineral scratching glass, what property of the mineral is being observed?

Accepted Answer

hardness

Question 28

Which processes lead directly to the formation of sedimentary ROCK?

Accepted Answer

compaction and cementation

Duplicate of NYS Earth Science Unit 3 Rocks and Minerals Review

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Duplicate of NYS Earth Science Unit 3 Rocks and Minerals Review

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