Rocks & Minerals Test Review

Which mineral group is composed of an oxygen and metal and used for pigments and coatings for colored bricks?

• Carbonates

• Silicates

• Oxides

• Sulfates

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

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Mineral rock

Which mineral group is composed of carbon and oxygen and used in manufacturing of glass, paper and detergents?

• Carbonates

• Silicates

• Oxides

• Sulfates

Glassy textured rocks cool slowly

• True
• False

What is the primary component of the mineral class known as halides?

• Silicon and oxygen

• Carbon and oxygen

• Chlorine or fluorine combined with a metal

• Sulfur and oxygen

How do metamorphic rocks form? 

• Heat and Pressure
• Compaction & Cementation
• Cooling of Magma
• Sediments & Glue

A student found a substance that he thought was a mineral. The substance fell out of the container and the liquid spilled all over the floor. Why is the substance not a mineral?

• It is man-made
• It is a liquid
• It is organic
• It is solid

If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into

• magma

• rocks

• sediment

• metamorphic rocks

What process is responsible for the transformation of sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock?

• Melting and cooling

• Heat and pressure

• Weathering and erosion

• Compaction and cementation

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

• weather and erosion

• heat and pressure

• compacting and cementing

• melting, cooling, and hardening