Minerals/Rocks Test Review
Authored by Simone Huey
Science
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rocks and sediment are part of which component of the Earth System?
geosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Continental lithosphere __________.
is thicker than oceanic lithosphere
contains more mafic rocks than oceanic lithosphere
is denser than oceanic lithosphere
and oceanic lithosphere have similar compositions, densities, and thicknesses
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fewer than 50 minerals are __________.
found on the Earth
used for industrial purposes
found in the crust
commonly found in rocks
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are minerals often referred to as the building blocks of Earth?
They determine Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
They are the basic constituents that make up rocks.
They form only in the atmosphere.
They form only from biological processes.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following would be considered a rock?
a manufactured clay brick
a pile of sand
a chunk of obsidian
an abalone shell
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How would you tell if a rock is crystalline?
It contains crystals that have been cemented together.
It does not contain crystals at all.
It contains interlocking crystals.
It contains all one type of crystal.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between a rock that is cemented together and a rock that has a crystalline texture?
A rock that is cemented contains rounded grains held by cement, whereas a crystalline rock contains angular grains held by cement.
Crystalline rocks contain minerals, while cemented rocks contain rock fragments, both held together by static forces between grains.
Minerals are held together as interlocking pieces in a crystalline rock, whereas grains are held together by minerals precipitated in pore spaces in a cemented rock.
Minerals are held together as interlocking pieces in a crystalline rock, whereas in a cemented rock the grains do not fit together like puzzle pieces and instead are held together by cement.
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