Rocks, Minerals, Soil

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all minerals?

• Crystal Structure

• Organic

• Naturally Occuring

• Solid

Geologists use six physical properties of minerals in order to distinguish one mineral from another. Which mineral property is the most easily observed but the least reliable?

• Color

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage

A typical soil profile is broken up into layers called soil horizons. Which soil horizon contains a mixture of rock particles and organic matter?

• Bedrock

• Parent Rock

• Subsoil

• Topsoil

Which type of water erosion causes deep channels to form on the land that cannot be fixed by tilling the soil?

• Sheet Erosion

• Rill Erosion

• Gully Erosion

• Streamback Erosion

Scratching a mineral on a rough surface leaves a colored powder behind. The color of this powder describes which of the following physical properties?

• Streak
• Luster
• Hardness
• Cleavage

Even the hardest known mineral, diamond, can break. What do we call it when minerals break along rough, jagged lines?

• Hardness

• Density

• Cleavage

• Fracture

Acid rain can break down a stone statue changing its chemical composition. This is an example of which type of weathering?

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Inorganic Weathering

• Organic Weathering

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The strength of the wind can cause different types of wind erosion. Which type of wind erosion involves soil blowing through the air like in a dust storm?

• Creep Erosion

• Saltation Erosion

• Suspension Erosion

• Streamback Erosion

Soil horizons vary based on the composition of materials within that layer of soil. Which soil horizon contains solid parent material?

• Bedrock

• Parent Rock

• Subsoil

• Topsoil

Which type of rock is created by the transformation from one rock to another through heat and pressure?

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Plastic Rock