FREE EARTH SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT ROCKS

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FREE EARTH SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT ROCKS

& MINERALS-- EXAM QUESTIONS Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation

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-Guarantee passing score -45 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: TRUE or FALSE? Coal is a mineral.

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false Question 2: TRUE or FALSE? Conglomerate (a compacted/cemented mixture of gravel and pebbles) is classified as metamorphic.

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false Question 3: The term _____ is used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface.

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luster Question 4: Which type of rock developed first on Earth? (igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary)

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igneous

Question 5: The "N" in SNIFC (means not man-made)

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natural Question 6: One factor that determines the size of crystals is the rate at which magma/lava

_____.

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cools Question 7: TRUE or FALSE? The heat that changes a rock into metamorphic rock comes from earth's mantle layer.

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true Question 8: When magma erupts to the surface it is called _____ which cools quickly and forms small or microscopic crystals.

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lava Question 9: The "C" in SNIFC (has flat sides called faces that meet at sharp edges and corners)

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crystal Question 10: The rock _____ is a series of processes on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.

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cycle

Question 11: The "I" in SNIFC (means "non-living")

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inorganic Question 12: Defined as mass in a given space, or mass per unit volume (mass divided by volume)

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density

Question 13: This type of igneous rock forms when magma hardened beneath Earth's surface resulting in large grain/large crystal rocks.

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intrusive Question 14: The removal of rock fragments/particles by wind, water, ice or gravity.

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erosion

Question 15: TRUE or FALSE? There is only one path through the rock cycle.

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false Question 16: TRUE or FALSE? Shale is the metamorphic cousin to the original parent rock slate.

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false

Question 17: TRUE or FALSE? Rocks form minerals.

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false

Question 18: A solid mixture of 2 or more minerals and other materials.

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rock Question 19: This type of igneous rock forms from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface resulting in fine grain/small crystal rocks.

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extrusive Question 20: TRUE or FALSE? Obsidian, an igneous rock, is "nature's glass" and results when lava cools very quickly in ocean water.

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true

Question 21: What is the hardest known mineral?

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diamond

Question 22: TRUE or FALSE? Glass is a mineral.

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false Question 23: Minerals can form in two ways: by crystallization of magma/lava or by crystallization of materials dissolved in _____.

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water Question 24: This type of rock forms when an existing rock is changed by heat or pressure; Greek for "change" & "form"

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metamorphic Question 25: This scale ranks 10 minerals from softest to hardest. This can be determined by a scratch test.

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hardness Question 26: This type of rock forms from the cooling of magma or lava; Latin for "fire"

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igneous Question 27: The process that breaks down rock and other substances of Earth's surface.

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weathering Question 28: This type of rock forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.

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sedimentary