Exploring Minerals and Rocks Quiz

Which of the following is a characteristic used to identify minerals?

• Color

• Hardness

• Luster

• All of the above

What is the primary difference between igneous and sedimentary rocks?

• Igneous rocks are formed from cooling magma, while sedimentary rocks are formed from compacted sediments.

• Igneous rocks are formed from compacted sediments, while sedimentary rocks are formed from cooling magma.

• Both are formed from cooling magma.

• Both are formed from compacted sediments.

Which mineral property is measured using the Mohs scale?

• Density

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Streak

What process transforms sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

• Melting

• Erosion

• Heat and pressure

• Cooling

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How are sedimentary rocks primarily formed?

• By the cooling of magma

• By the accumulation and compaction of sediments

• By the transformation of existing rock through heat and pressure

• By volcanic eruptions

Which mineral property describes how a mineral reflects light?

• Streak

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

What is the rock cycle?

• A process that describes the formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks

• A cycle that only involves the formation of igneous rocks

• A process that describes the weathering of rocks

• A cycle that only involves the formation of sedimentary rocks

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What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Fossiliferous

What is the process called when igneous rocks are broken down into sediments?

• Weathering

• Metamorphism

• Melting

• Solidification

Which type of rock is formed under extreme heat and pressure conditions?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Volcanic