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Earth Science Unit 2 Rocks and Minerals
Earth Science Unit 2 Rocks and Minerals
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Earth Science Rocks and Minerals.
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This classification of rock is formed with heat and pressure.
Metamorphic
Quartz
Igneous
Sedimentary
2
Resources that can be made faster than they are used.
Nuclear
Fossil Fuels
Renewable
Nonrenewable
3
This is rubbing the mineral across a black or white, unglazed plate.
Streak
Luster
Cleavage
Color
4
This classification of rock is usually layered.
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Granite
Igneous
5
Which is NOT a process used during the formation of sedimentary rocks.
Cementing
Weathering
Erosion
Cooling
6
Which of the following is not used to classify metamorphic rocks?
Texture
Type of Metamorphism
Uneven Layering
Mineral Type
7
This is the closest, and only, nuclear power plant in Arizona.
Fukashima
Chernobyl
Palo Verde
Three Mile Island
8
This is an example of a glassy rock.
Pumice
Obsidian
Gabbro
Granite
9
This is the way that light is reflected from the surface of the mineral.
Cleavage
Color
Streak
Luster
10
Coal, oil, and Natural Gas are formed similar to this type of rock.
Uranium
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
11
Which of the following is NOT a category of Sedimentary rocks?
Chemical
Fragmental
Physical
Organic
12
This test is done by scratching a mineral against another mineral with a known hardness.
Streak
Breakage
Specific Gravity
Hardness
13
This natural resource comes from sea life that died and became buried quickly.
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
Oil
Coal
14
This classification of rock usually forms from lava or magma
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sandstone
15
True or False, Minerals are natural substances that are organic?
False
True
16
Which of the following are NOT used on Mohs Scale of Hardness?
Copper Coin
Pocket Knife
Fingernail
Window Glass
17
This is the ratio of mass over volume.
Color
Specific Gravity
Density
Hardness
18
This is the most common form of renewable energy used in Arizona.
Hydro
Solar
Wind
Wave
19
This is water's density in g/cm
3
7
1
100
10
20
Minerals are NOT...
Elements
Plants
Compounds
Inorganic
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This natural resources comes from plants that become buried quickly.
Coal
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Oil
22
This is formed when magma reaches the surface
Magma
Lava
Diamonds
Granite
23
Which is NOT a classification of rock?
Metamorphic
Pyroclastic
Igneous
Sedimentary
24
True or False, any type of rock can be changed into another type of rock?
False
True
25
This is formed by an orderly pattern of atoms.
Luster
Streak
Color
Cleavage