Rocks & Minerals Common Assessment Review

Front

What is the property that is not a very good indicator in identifying a mineral?

Back

Color

Front

What type of rock forms as lava cools and crystallizes?

Back

Extrusive Igneous

Front

What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?

Back

Metamorphic

Front

Which of the following is not a rock: Pumice, Lava, Halite, Sandstone?

Back

Lava

Front

What type of rock has large crystals because of slow cooling?

Back

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Front

What are the three main types of rocks?

Back

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

Front

What is the process called when rocks are formed from the cooling of magma?

Back

Igneous formation

Front

What type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediments?

Back

Sedimentary Rock

Front

What is the term for the shiny appearance of a mineral?

Back

Luster

Front

What is the term for the color of the powder left by a mineral when it is scratched on a surface?

Back

Streak