Geology Quiz

List the criteria for minerals.

Explain the three different types of rocks and describe how to read the Rock Cycle Chart.

Discuss how minerals and rocks are naturally distributed around the world.

Identify the difference between physical and chemical weathering.

Describe examples of physical and chemical weathering.

Define erosion and list the five agents of erosion.

Explain what deposition is and what features are formed by it.

Pumice is formed when lava from a volcano cools. Pumice is a-

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Gaseous Rock

How are igneous rocks formed?

• Years of sediment are laid down on top of each other and forced together

• Acid rain caused by pollution creates holes in metamorphic rocks

• Dust and pebbles are pressed together underground from Earth's heat and pressure

• Magma from a volcanic eruption cools and hardens

What mineral is found in pencils? You can write with it.

• feldspar

• magnetite

• graphite

• kaolinite