Introduction to Minerals & Rocks

A solid inorganic material that is made up of one or more minerals.

• mineral

• rock

• fossil

• soil

Minerals are made of one or more

• minerals.
• sediments.
• elements.
• rocks.

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What is created when atoms bond together to form a mineral?

• A gas

• A crystal

• Water

Gneiss is a rock because it

• is hard and round.
• has crystals.
• is made of minerals.
• has mass.

Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?

• luster
• reactivity
• oxidation
• flammability

This type of rock is formed when sediments, such as sand, gravel, clay, or silt, are compressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metaphoric

• Cement

This type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava.

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sandstone

Which BEST describes the rock cycle?

• New rocks form from older rocks.
• Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
• Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
• Layers of rock are broken by faults.

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What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered?

• continental drift
• plate tectonics
• water cycle
• rock cycle

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What are the 3 types of rocks? (choose 3)

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Conglomerate

• Sedimentary