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A quiz about the three types of rocks, Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
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What is it called when a mineral breaks off in sheets or geometric shapes?
Cleavage
Streak
Magnetism
Luster
2
Small pieces of minerals that make up a rock are called what?
Air holes
Layers
Grains
Minerals
3
The mark left behind when you scratch a mineral on a tile is called what?
Luster
Tile
Scratch
Streak
4
What kind of rock are fossils most often found in?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorpic
5
What kind of rock is formed when existing rock is changed by heat and pressure into a new rock?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
6
What made the swirl in this picture?
A Fossil
Luster
Lava
Diamonds
7
This granite has large multi colored grains, formed when magma cooled __________?
Quickly
Slowly
8
This rock has what kind of luster?
Black
Dull
Glassy
Metallic
9
Which kind of Igneous rock would have air holes?
Lava cooled quickly
Sedimentary rock
Magma cooled slowly
10
Would the Igneous rock that if found on the Hawaiian Islands have large or small grains?
Small
Large
None
11
What kind of rock is formed when small minerals are pushed together by heat and pressure?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
12
Quartz has a hardness of seven. Which of these minerals will scratch quartz?
Calcite-3
Talc-1
Corundum- 9
Apatite-5
13
What is the name of the tool used to observe very small minerals?
Scope Mouthwash
Telescope
Stethescope
Microscope
14
This is Jug Rock. It has layers and visible pieces of quartz. What kind of rock is it?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
15
What do you use to cut a diamond?
Lava
Another Diamond
Steel
A butter knife
16
What is the kind of rock formed by lava?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
17
This Obsidian has very small grains. That is because the lava that formed it cooled _______?
Quickly
Slowly
18
This rock demonstrates what property?
Blue color
Luster
Magnetism
Layers
19
What is the name of the hardest mineral?
Quartz
Diamond
Talc
Obsidian
20
What does the "h" in MOHS stand for?
Hardness
Heat
Helium
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