Copy of Rocks & Minerals Multiple Choice Quiz

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a rock that forms when melted or molten rock cools​

• metamorphic
• igneous
• sedimentary
• crystal

the color left behind when a mineral is scrapped across and object​

• luster
• crystal
• streak
• cleavage

an object that cannot be seen through is described with this word​

• opaque
• crystal
• streak
• cleavage

a basic earth material that cannot be broken down any further​

• luster
• crystal
• mineral
• cleavage

describes the way a mineral breaks—in this case it breaks along rough edges​

• fracture
• luster
• cleavage
• crescent

when earth materials are dropped after being carried away by wind, water, ice, or volcanic eruption​

• sedimentary
• deposition
• erosion
• geology

a layered rock formed by deposits of sediment in oceans and lakes over time​

• igneous
• crystal
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

molten rock material found underneath the earth’s surface; called lava when it reaches the surface​

• mineral
• magma
• sediment
• crystal

an object that can be seen through is described with this word​

• opaque
• igneous
• translucent
• luster