Geo Final Review

1. A mineral must be inorganic, which means that it contains

• no materials that were once part of living things.

• materials made by humans.

• parts of living things.

Magma that cools very slowly deep beneath the surface forms minerals with what type of crystals?

• small

• large

• very soft

Minerals can form deep inside Earth's crust by

• cleavage and fracture.

• friction along faults.

• crystallization of molten materials

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1. A rock that contains a metal or other economically useful mineral is called a(n)

• ore

• mineral

• prospect

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1. After miners remove ore from a mine, what process removes the metal from the ore?

• evaporation

• settling

• smelting

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1. To describe a rock's texture, geologists determine

• the color and density of the rock.

• how the rock formed.

• the size, shape, and pattern of the rock's grains.

Rock that cools very quickly when it forms may have a texture that is

• smooth and shiny with no visible grain.

• multicolored and banded.

• coarse grained.

1. Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called

• sedimentary rock.

• metamorphic rock.

• igneous rock.

Where does most metamorphic rock form?

• at the surface

• deep underground

• in shallow sea waters

1. Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface is called

• extrusive rock.

• intrusive rock.

• clastic rock.