Uni3 review test

Question 1

have a uniform structure or composition

Answer 1

Minerals

Question 2

Coal is made from the remains of dead plants. It is made of carbon and other elements. Is coal a mineral?

Answer 2

No, because it is an organic substance.

Question 3

Beryl is shaped like a six-sided prism. Beryl is part of the _____.

Answer 3

hexagonal crystal system

Question 4

Salt crystals are shaped like cubes. Salt is part of the _____.

Answer 4

isometric crystal system

Question 5

measured using the Mohs scale

Answer 5

Hardness

Question 6

The hardest known mineral is _____.

Answer 6

diamond

Question 7

Gold is opaque and reflective. It has a _____.

Answer 7

metallic luster

Question 8

What are the characteristics of a mineral

Answer 8

occur naturally
be solid
have a crystalline structure
form from non-living material (inorganic)
have a homogeneous composition

Question 9

way light reflects from a mineral

Answer 9

luster

Question 10

way a mineral breaks under stress

Answer 10

cleavage

Question 11

reveals true, natural color of a mineral

Answer 11

streak

Question 12

least reliable property for identification

Answer 12

color

Question 13

Type of Rock

obsidian

Answer 13

extrusive igneous

Question 14

Type of Rock

granite

Answer 14

intrusive igneous

Question 15

Type of Rock

conglomerate

Answer 15

clastic sedimentary

Question 16

Type of Rock

evaporite

Answer 16

chemical sedimentary

Question 17

Type of Rock

coal

Answer 17

extrusive igneous

Question 18

Type of Rock

marble

Answer 18

metamorphic

Question 19

What would be the result of the rock if it cooled down quickly

Answer 19

It would be small

Question 20

What rock is found in continental crust

Answer 20

Granite

Question 21

Which of the following rocks would most likely be found on the ocean floor?

Answer 21

basalt

Question 22

What type of rocks are made from the remains of living organisms

Answer 22

Organic sedimentary rocks

Question 23

Which of the following rocks would most likely contain a fossil?

Answer 23

limestone

Question 24

The types of clastic sedimentary rock are based on _____.

Answer 24

clast size

Question 25

Stalactites and stalagmites are examples of _____.

Answer 25

chemical sedimentary rock

Question 26

what type of rock is formed from heat and pressure

Answer 26

Metamorphic rock

Question 27

What type of metamorphism **caused by pressure from a large-scale geological event**

Answer 27

regional

Question 28

What type of metamorphism **magma heats preexisting rock**

Answer 28

contact

Question 29

What type of metamorphism **extreme pressure deforms preexisting rock**

Answer 29

Dynamic

Question 30

A metamorphic rock forms from directed pressure. The rock is _____.

Answer 30

foliated

Question 31

What type of rocks can a Metamorphic rock can form from

Answer 31

metamorphic rock sedimentary rock igneous rock

Question 32

What type of cycle is is powered by the movement of tectonic plates.

Answer 32

Rock cycle

Question 33

organic material made from plants and animals

Answer 33

biomass

Question 34

an individual particle or grain in sedimentary rock

Answer 34

clast

Question 35

chemical sedimentary rock formed when minerals are left behind by evaporated water

Answer 35

evaporite

Question 36

forming outside, on the surface of Earth's crust

Answer 36

extrusive

Question 37

having a uniform structure or composition

Answer 37

homogeneous

Question 38

weathered rock, bone fragments, soil, and other particles carried by wind, water, and ice

Answer 38

sediment