Rock Cycle Test - Sedimentary, Igneous, & Metamorphic
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- Q1A mineral is inorganic, which means that it containsparts of living thingsno materials that were once part of living thingscompoundsmaterials made by humans30s
- Q2Minerals may form on Earth's surface whenmagma heats a solutionpure metals are presentsolutions evaporatecrystallization is delayed30s
- Q3An example of a mineral made up of a pure element iscopperquartzcoalglass30s
- Q4What is the hardest known mineralquartzgoldtalcdiamond30s
- Q5When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described ascoarse grainedfine grained30s
- Q6The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it iscementationerosioncompactiondeposition30s
- Q7A sedimentary rock made up of rock fragments with rounded edges is calledshalesandstoneconglomeratebreccia30s
- Q8Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock intochemical rocksedimentary rockmetamorphic rockgemstones30s
- Q9The color of a mineral's powder is called itsdensityhardnessstreakluster30s
- Q10The term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface isdensitystreakglowluster30s
- Q11The softest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale isquartztalcgypsumapatite30s
- Q12The sedimentary rock formed when water deposits tiny particles of clay in very thin, flat layers is calledshalecalcitelimestonegypsum30s
- Q13Igneous rock forms when small particles of rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented togetherFalseTrue30s
- Q14The faster magma cools, the smaller the mineral crystals formFalseTrue30s
- Q15Granite is an igneous rock made up of the minerals quartz, mica, feldspar, and hornblendeTrueFalse30s