Rocks and Minerals

1. Rock sediments that travel down a mountain, sand being blown across the beach, and mud sliding down a hill are all examples of

• pressing and cementing

• erosion

• part of the rock cycle

• fossil formation

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The remains of living things that died long ago are often found in what type of rock?

• igneous rocks

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• all rocks

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The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• fossils

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What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether it is shiny?

• luster

• hardness

• streak

• color

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Rocks that are buried deep in the earth can be changed into an entirely new rock when it goes through what?

• weathering and erosion

• pressing and cementing

• heat and pressure

• cooling and hardening

A person who studies the properties of rocks to tell how the rocks may have been formed are ____________.

• mineralists

• geologists

• rock stars

• rockologists

What is a Mineral?

• A nonliving solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's outermost layer.
• A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
• The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

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What is an igneous rock?

• Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
• A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
• Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.

What is metamorphic rock?

• Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
• A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
• Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.

What is a rock?

• Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
• A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
• Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.