Rocks, Minerals, Rock Cycle

Which mineral has a Moh's value of 10?

• Talc 

• Quartz

• Diamond 

• Calcite

Which mineral has a Moh's value of 1?

• diamond

• quartz

• talc

• fluorite

What determines how a mineral breaks?

• hardness

• luster

• cleavage

• streak

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Igneous Rock

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is made of loose particles of clay, sand, gravel, shells, plant pieces, etc.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• minerals

• sedimentary rock

Rocks are made of minerals, and they are formed in different ways. According to the diagram, how igneous rocks formed?

• Wastes deposited by plants and animals decompose and weather.

• Other rocks experience intense heat and pressure.

• Molten rock cools and turns solid.

• Sand and other particles are buried, compacted, and cemented together.

Rocks are made up of one or more

• minerals

• gases

• energy sources

• living organisms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Most rocks are

• mixtures of minerals.

• mixtures of cells

• compounds made of minerals

• compounds made of cells

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The diagram shows the basic materials and processes involved in the rock cycle. Which process is involved in breaking down solid rock and turning it into sediment?

• compaction

• melting

• cementation

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2