
Geology Mid-Unit Study Guide
Quiz by Jennifer Nix
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How are volcanoes and earthquakes related, according to their location?(example: ring of fire)
What does lava from a volcano do to the land when it cools and hardens?
Where will earthquakes most likely take place?
What does the numbers on the Mohn's Scale represent?
What is the Rock Cycle?
When heat and pressure are applied to a rock, what type of rock will form?
Which is not one of the 5 characteristics of a mineral?
Are rocks made of minerals?
How do rocks change in the rock cycle?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from
Which is true about a mineral?
When you say a mineral is nonmetallic, you are talking about
Breaks
The color of a mineral when it is grounded into a powder is called
What two things made a rock different from a mineral?
Rocks formed from magma inside the Earth
Igneous Rocks made from lava and takes a shorter time to cool are called
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
Breaks along smooth, flat surfaces
The process of a rock changing from one type to another
What is magma?
The softest mineral on the Mohs Scale is
The name of the area where many earthquakes and volcanoes are found is
How does Igneous Rock form?
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
How are Metamorphic Rock formed?
The shaking from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface is called