Earths Resources

Which process forms a metamorphic rock?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• heat and pressure

• deposition

Which rock often contains shells or fossils?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• Sandstone

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which rock forms after magma cools quickly?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• Limestone

Which mineral property is a scientist studying when they look for how a mineral breaks?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Color

Which mineral property is a scientist studying when they look for how a mineral reflects light?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Color

A scientist scrapes a mineral on a tile and looks to see what color powder was left behind. What property was the scientist testing?

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage

Which rock is formed by layers of material that have settled and compressed together?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Volcanic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How are minerals and rocks related?

• Rocks are made up of mineral

• Rocks are the building blocks of minerals.

• Minerals and rocks are unrelated.

• Rocks are a type of mineral.

Which rock is formed by heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

When you scratch a mineral, you are testing its:

• Color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak