Science Final: Mineral and Rocks

Question 1

Rock that forms from cooling magma below the surface is called:
A. sedimentary rock
B. metamorphic rock
C. igneous rock
D. classic rock

Answer 1

C. igneous rock

Question 2

The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is:
A. compaction
B. cementation
C. deposition
D. erosion

Answer 2

C. deposition

Question 3

To describe a rock’s texture, geologists determine
A. the color and density of the rock
B. how the rock formed
C. the size, shape, and pattern of the rock’s grains
D. how many minerals the rock contains

Answer 3

C. the size, shape, and pattern of the rock’s grains

Question 4

Describing a mineral by the way light reflects off of its surface (shiny) is its
A. hardness
B. Luster
C. density
D. color

Answer 4

B. luster

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of a mineral?
A. forms by organic processes
B. solid
C. crystal structure
D. naturally occuring

Answer 5

A. forms by organic processes

Question 6

The heat that changes a rock into metamorphic rock comes from
A. the heat of the mantel
B. the sun
C. movements in the crust
D. seismic waves

Answer 6

A. the heat of the mantel

Question 7

The texture of a metamorphic rock that has grains arranged in parallel layers is described as
A. foliated
B. luster
C. coarse grained
D. nonfoliated

Answer 7

A. foliated

Question 8

The crust and the upper most part of the mantle are often referred to as the
A. elements
B. asthesnosphere
C. lithosphere
D. stratosphere

Answer 8

C. lithosphere

Question 9

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together is
A. compaction
B. cementation
C. deposition
D. erosion

Answer 9

B. cementation

Question 10

Where does most metamorphic rock form
A. erupting volcanoes
B. just below the surface
C. in ocean waters
D. deep underground

Answer 10

D. deep underground

Question 11

Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted into Earth’s surface is called
A. extrusive rock
B. intrusive rock
C. metamorphic rock
D. sedimentary rock

Answer 11

A. extrusive rock

Question 12

The most abundant intrusive rock in the continental crust is
A. slate
B. granite
C. basalt
D. quartzite

Answer 12

B. granite

Question 13

When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as
A. extrusive
B. fine grained
C. coarse grained
D. nonbanded

Answer 13

C. coarse grained

Question 14

What step in the rock cycle would be required to change granite into sandstone
A. granite particles settle on the ocean floor
B. lava flows melt the granite sediment
C. pieces of the granite melt when they return to the mantle by subduction
D. magma hardens into granite sediment

Answer 14

A. granite particles settle on the ocean floor

Question 15

Igneous rock that formed beneath Earth’s surface are EXTRUSTIVE rock? True or False

Answer 15

false- they are INTRUSIVE

Question 16

Heat and pressure can change an igneous rock in SEDIMENTARY rock? True or False

Answer 16

False: changes into METAMORPHIC rock

Question 17

Intrusive rock that cools below the surface typically has a coarse grain? True or False?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Earth’s OUTER CORE is made of molten metal? True or False

Answer 18

True

Question 19

A solid in which atoms are arranged in a repeating pattern is called a ___________

Answer 19

crystal

Question 20

Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things are called?

Answer 20

Sediment