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Minerals And Rocks Review For The Test

Name ____________________________

Date ____________________ Class _____________

Minerals and Rocks Review for the test

___B__ 1. An example of a mineral made up of a pure element is

a. coal.

b.copper.

c.quartz.

d.glass.

Luster_ 2. Which term is used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral’s

surface?

_Yes__ 3. Can metamorphic rocks form other metamorphic rocks?

_C__4. Halite is a mineral formed by

a. crystallization of hot water solutions on the ocean floor.

b. cooling of magma.

c. evaporation.

d. cooling of lava.

5.When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is

Coarse Grained

described as ___________________

Porphyry

6. Which igneous rock has large crystals surrounded by smaller crystals?

Note: Granite is large grains surrounded by smaller grains

D__ 7. An igneous rock commonly used as building material is

a. sandstone.

b. marble. c. slate.

d. granite.

Deposition

The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying

it is called ________________________

Rock___9.Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s surface can change

Metamorphic

any rock into what type of rock?

10. The splitting of a mineral along flat surfaces is a property called __Cleavage__.

11. The sedimentary rock called _______limestone___ is used in making cement.

12. The texture of slate is said to be __fine-grained__ because its mineral particles can be seen

only with a microscope.

13. An igneous rock that is formed from lava is called a(n) __extrusive___ rock.

14. As layer upon layer of sediments are deposited, the process of ___compaction___ presses

them together.

True or False: If the statement is true, write true. If it is false, change the

underlined word or words to make the statement true.

_True_______

15. Particles of minerals called grains give a rock its texture.

__less_____

16. A mineral with a hardness of 6 will scratch a mineral with a hardness of

more than 6.

17. The faster magma cools, the smaller the mineral crystals form.

__True___

__True______

18. Granite is an igneous rock made up of the minerals quartz, mica, feldspar,

and hornblende.

___sediment___ 19 . The small particles of rock or the remains of living things that make up

sedimentary rocks are called cement .

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