Rocks And Minerals Quiz
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When you see a mineral, there’s a good chance you’ll mistakenly refer to it like a rock. After all, the untrained eye isn’t able to discern the differences when you’re not sure what to look for. In reality, a mineral is naturally occurring inorganic solid while a rock is an aggregate of more than one mineral. What do you know about the two different substances? Take this geographical quiz to find out!
- 1.Rocks are made of how many minerals put together?
- A.
1
- B.
1 or more
- C.
2 or more
- D.
3
- 2.How does Igneous Rocks form?
- A.
When magma from inside the earth cools
- B.
When lava cools outside of the earth's crust
- C.
From ocean waves
- D.
None of the above
- 3.When Extrusive Igneous Rocks cools really fast what happens?
- A.
It blows up
- B.
Form tiny gas bubbles
- C.
Fossils begin to grow in them
- D.
Gas pockets called vesicles get trapped in the rocks structure
- 4.Whats the difference between a rock and a mineral?
- A.
There is no difference
- B.
Rocks are more common than minerals
- C.
Mineral is organic solid substance with a definite chemical composition and Atomic arrangement . A rock is a solid mixture of two or more minerals.
- D.
None of the above
- 5.What is the most unreliable source to identify a minerals property?
- A.
Streak
- B.
Color
- C.
Luster
- D.
Hardness
- 6.Explain how each of the three kinds of sedimentary rocks form. List one example of each kind of rock.
- 7.List two factors to produce a metamorphic rock.
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