Rocks and Minerals Test Review 2
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- Q1___________ranks minerals from softest to hardestfracturelusterMoh's hardness scale30s
- Q2______the mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular (uneven) wayMoh's hardness scalemineralfractureluster30s
- Q3_______a mineral’s ability to split easily along flat surfaces evenly:lustermineralfracturecleavage30s
- Q4_______the way a mineral reflects light from its surface:mineralcleavagefractureluster30s
- Q5_______the color of a mineral’s powder:lustercleavagefracturestreak30s
- Q6_______a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again:crystal systemlusterstreakcleavage30s
- Q7_______not formed from living things or the remains of living things:streakcrystal systemlusterinorganic30s
- Q8_______a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition:streakcleavagemineralinorganic30s
- Q9To be classified as a mineral, a substance must have all FIVE characteristics. Which of the following are characteristics?clastic, organic, chemical. foliated, intrusiveinorganic, solid, naturally occurring, definite chemical composition, crystal structurefine, coarse, visible, round, jaggedliquid, solid, gas, ice, rain30s
- Q10Which of the following are the eight ways to identify MINERALS?color, special factors, streak, luster, cleavage & fracture, hardness, crystal system, densitylava, magma, intrusive, extrusive, clastic, organic, chemical, foliated30s
- Q11What are the 3 ways to identify rocks?clastic, organic, chemicalheight, shape, bandingsize, shape, patterncolor, texture, composition30s
- Q12To identify a rock, geologists look at a rock’s texture. What would they be examining if they look at GRAIN SIZE?banded, non bandedfine, coarse, no visible grainround, jagged30s
- Q13To identify a rock, geologists look at a rock’s texture. What would they be examining if they look at GRAIN pattern?banded, non bandedfine, coarse, no visible grainround, jagged30s
- Q14Which of the following are sedimentary rocks?intrusive, extrusiveclastic, organic, chemicalfoliated, non-foliated30s
- Q15Which of the following are metamorphic rocks?clastic, organic, chemicalfoliated, nonfoliatedintrusive, extrusive30s