Rock and Mineral Review 3

Which rock is classified as an evaporite?

• clastic shale

• foliated phyllite

• nonfoliated marble

• crystalline rock salt

The crystal shape and type of cleavage of these two minerals are determined mainly by the minerals’

• color and type of luster

• streak and hardness

• composition and atomic arrangement

• density and magnetism

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

If a metamorphic rock bubbles when a drop of acid is placed on its surface, the rock is most likely

• schist

• slate

• marble

• quartzite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which mineral is commonly used as an abrasive?

• garnet

• halite

• sulfur

• graphite

Which table correctly matches rock textures with a sedimentary rock that exhibits each texture?

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Which mineral can be found in the rocks phyllite, sandstone, and granite?

• quartz

• pyroxene

• gypsum

• calcite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which two minerals are commercial sources of iron?

• galena and graphite

• muscovite mica and biotite mica

• garnet and fluorite

• hematite and magnetite

Which rock is composed of a mineral that can be used for the production of cement?

• basalt

• limestone

• rock salt

• rock gypsum

What are the rock name and map symbol used to represent the sedimentary rock that has a grain size of 0.006 to 0.2 centimeters?

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The photograph shows an igneous rock with mineral crystals ranging in size from 2 to 6 millimeters. The rock is composed of 58% plagioclase feldspar, 26% amphibole, and 16% biotite. What is the name of this rock?

• diorite

• gabbro

• andesite

• pumice