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Rocks & Minerals Review (Regents)
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Designed for NYS Regents Earth Science; will require the use of the ESRT
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Which sedimentary rock will react to Hydrochloric Acid easily?
Marble
Calcite
Shale
Limestone
2
Which clastic rock is made of sediment that is less than 0.0004 cm large?
Sandstone
Conglomerate
Shale
Siltstone
3
If a rock has intergrown mineral crystals, what type of rock is it?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
4
What metamorphic rock has banding?
Gneiss
Marble
Quartzite
Schist
5
Which mineral has a metallic luster, demonstrate cleavage, and is used as an ore of lead?
magnetite
graphite
hematite
galena
6
An extrusive igneous rock will have a
fine texture due to fast cooling times
coarse texture due to fast cooling times
coarse texture due to slow cooling times
fine texture due to slow cooling times
7
Which sedimentary rock forms as a precipitate?
dolostone
shale
Conglomerate
bituminous coal
8
Which best describes an igneous rock with felsic composition?
dark colored, high density
light colored, low density
light colored, high density
dark colored, low density
9
The metamorphism of limestone rock will cause the rock to
be melted
occupy a greater volume
contain more fossils
become more dense
10
Which clastic rock is made of particles that are 0.006 to 0.2 cm large?
conglomerate
sandstone
siltstone
shale
11
Which property is least reliable when used alone to determine the identity of a mineral?
Cleavage or Fracture
Color
Hardness
Streak
12
Which two igneous rocks could have the same mineral composition?
peridotite and andesite
rhyolite and diorite
gabbro and basalt
pumice and scoria
13
How are clastic sedimentary rocks classified?
grain size
composition
14
What nonfoliated metamorphic rock forms through contact metmorphism only?
marble
anthracite coal
hornfels
quartzite
15
If a rock has cemented rock fragments, what type of rock is it?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
16
Sediments form from the process of
Weathering & Erosion
Melting & Solidification
Heat & Pressure
Compaction & Cementation
17
Which metamorphic rock will react to Hydrochloric Acid easily?
calcite
limestone
marble
schist
18
Which metamorphic rock forms from the metamorphism of shale?
Slate
Quartzite
Hornfels
Marble
19
Which clastic rock is made of sediment that is 0.0004 to 0.006 cm large?
conglomerate
sandstone
siltstone
shale
20
What igneous rock has a glassy texture, is non-vesicular and has a felsic composition?
scoria
obsidian
basaltic glass
pumice
21
Sedimentary Rock forms from the processes of
Heat & Pressure
Compaction & Cementation
Melting & Solidification
Weathering & Erosion
22
Which of the following is not something to use to identify a metamorphic rock?
fossils
distorted structures
foliation
banding
23
Which of the following is not something to use to identify an igneous rock?
glassy texture
random arrangement of minerals
fragments of other rocks
vesicles
24
Metamorphic rocks form from
Melting & Solidification
Compaction & Cementation
Weathering & Erosion
Heat & Pressure
25
What is the smallest particle size?
pebbles
sand
clay
silt
26
molten material formed above the surface of the earth is called
lava
magma
27
Which of the following minerals has cleavage?
sulfur
olivine
quartz
potassium feldspar
28
What is the only igneous rock to made of one mineral?
basalt
gabbro
granite
dunite
29
An intrusive igneous rock will have a
fine texture due to slow cooling rates
coarse texture due to fast cooling rates
fine texture due to fast cooling rates
coarse texture due to slow cooling rates
30
Which best describes an igneous rock with mafic composition?
dark colored, high density
light colored, low density
dark colored, low density
light colored, high density
31
Which mineral will scratch glass?
garnet
talc
fluorite
graphite
32
Which of the following is not something to use to identify a sedimentary rock?
fossils
rock layers
foliation
fragments of other rocks
33
Which is NOT a requirement of a mineral?
Organic
Naturally Occuring
Solid
Definite Crystalline Structure
34
Igneous rocks form from
Melting & Solidification
Compaction & Cementation
Heat & Pressure
Weathering & Erosion
35
Which metamorphic rock is nonfoliated?
Gneiss
Slate
Schist
Marble
36
What is the cooling rate of this rock?
Slow
Fast
37
What type of rock is shown in diagram A?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
38
What is the cooling rate of this rock?
Extremely Fast
Slow
Fast
39
Which clastic rock is made of pebble sized fragments?
shale
siltstone
conglomerate
sandstone
40
Molten material formed below the surface of the earth is called
magma
lava
41
What igneous rock is coarse grained, light in color, and low in density
Granite
Gabbro
Diorite
Peridotite
42
If a rock has foliation or distorted bands, what type of rock is it?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
43
Which clastic sedimentary rock contains particles of all different sizes?
siltstone
sandstone
conglomerate
shale
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Which mineral melts ice?
Fluorite
Halite
Calcite
Muscovite
