Rocks/Minerals Test Review

Which rocks can be changed into sediments by weathering and erosion?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• ALL- Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic

Under what condition do metamorphic rocks form?

• Magma cooling and hardening

• Sediments compacting and cementing

• Intense heat and/or pressure

How do igneous rocks form?

• Magma cooling and hardening

• Sediments compacting and cementing

• Intense heat and/or pressure

How do sedimentary rocks form?

• Magma cooling and hardening

• Sediments compacting and cementing

• Intense heat and/or pressure

What is the best definition of the rock cycle?

• When rocks form only from chemical reactions.

• When rocks change from one kind to another over short periods of time.

• When rocks form only from physical weathering and erosion.

• When rocks change from one kind to another over long periods of time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Sediments in a sedimentary rock can be made of

• only quickly cooling lava

• compacted humus and unweathered rock

• weathered and eroded rock particles

• layers of cement

The way in which a mineral reflects light from its surface is its

• streak

• luster

• fracture

• metal

Rocks can be changed into sediments by weathering and

• cleavage

• fracture

• erosion

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The breaking of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces is called

• metamorphic

• streak

• fracture

• cleavage

What property is the color of the powder scraped off a rock?

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• fracture