Unit 9 Rock Cycle

Hailey labels a sample of quartz as "nonmetallic," Which mineral property is Hailey describing? 

• cleavage 
• fracture
• luster
• streak

What is shown in the picture below? 

• the rock cycle
• the water cycle
• the mineral cycle
• the volcano cycle

Minerals are classified according to their physical properties. Which group of words describes all minerals?

• liquid, natural, made of elements
• natural, solid, nonliving
• metallic luster, fracture, streak
• hardness, crystal, shape nonmetallic luster

John went hiking and saw a cliff made of layers of rocks like the one shown. What type of rock did John see?

• volcanic 
• sedimentary 
• igneous
• metamorphic

Sara is learning about igneous rocks and how they form.  She is observing 2 igneous rocks that are made of large crystals.  Which two rocks is Sara observing and how did they form?

• limestone, and shale, which formed in an ocean
• basalt and rhyolite, which formed as lava cooled
• granite and gabbro, which formed as maga cooled 
• marble and slate, which formed from great pressure

When you strike a piece of quartz with a chisel, it breaks into uneven pieces, as show below.  Which property of quartz is shown in the picture?

• streak
• luster 
• cleavage
• fracture

Rocks form in many different ways. What type of rock forms when magma or lava hardens?

• metamorphic rock
• igneous rock
• sedimentary rock
• rock salt

According to McKenna's drawing, which rock cycle processes or forces cause metamorphism? 

• heat and pressure from  the molten rock 
• pressure from above and heat from the molten rock
• weathering of rock layers above the metamorphic rock
• cementation in the rock layers above the metamorphic rock 

Some minerals have special properties. Which of these minerals can conduct electricity? 

• calcite
• talc
• feldspar 
• quartz

The mineral below can be scratched with your fingernail. It can also be broken into thin sheets, as shown in the drawing. Which mineral is this?

• diamond
• mica
• quartz
• gold