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Earth Science: Minerals and Rocks
Earth Science: Minerals and Rocks
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How would you classify the following rock?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Conglomerate
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Rocks that transform under heat and pressure are called...?
igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
conglomerate
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This geode formed in what way?
From super heated water that seeped through a crack in the rock
From an asteroid
From cooling magma
Through cool water that evaporated
4
How would you best describe the luster of the following mineral?
Metallic
Pearly
Vitreous (glassy)
Dull
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Where would you be most likely to find sedimentary rocks?
Where two tectonic plates meet
On top of mountains
underground caves
At the mouth of a river
6
Which of the following is considered a mineral?
Sea Coral
Salt
Sugar
Amber
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How was the Grand Canyon formed?
Running water gradually eroded away the rocks until it carved a deep trench
It formed during an earthquake
It formed as a meteor hit earth and wiped out the dinosaurs
The canyon was mined out for silver deposits
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The following mineral clearly exhibits a high level of....
Fracture
Streak
Cleavage
Hardness
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Corundum is a mineral that is only scratched by Diamond. It has a MOHS hardness of...?
3
10
7
9
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Minerals that form in a cool solution form when...
When water slowly weathers away a rock
When water evaporates and leaves mineral ions behind
A crystal forms in ice
Magma contacts water and cools rapidly
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Silicate minerals contain which elements?
Oxygen and Sulfur
Selenium and Oxygen
Silicon and Oxygen
Silicon and Arsenic
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Based on the size of the grains, this sample of Andesite...
Took a short time to cool when forming
Took a long time to cool when forming
Was formed in a cool solution
Was formed in the ocean
