- 1. Using size is a good way to figure out what kind of mineral something is.
A) True
B) False
- 2. Shape, size, color, and texture are all rock _______.
A) properties
B) ingredients
C) dynamics
D) types
- 3. The study of the Earth is __________.
A) Sciology
B) Geopolotics
C) Anthropology
D) Geology
- 4. Minerals are made up of only one __________.
A) Earth material
B) dirt
C) color
D) property
- 5. We know that a rock fizzes in cold acid if it contains __________.
A) gypsum
B) calcite
C) granite
D) quartz
- 6. The hardest mineral on the Earth is __________.
A) calcite
B) diamond
C) mica
D) feldspar
- 7. The _________ scale measures hardness.
A) Anderson
B) volume
C) Geo
D) Mohs
- 8. _______ patterns left from minerals after evaporation can help us identify minerals.
A) Streak
B) Geo
C) Filling
D) Crystal
- 9. A ________ object will always scratch a softer object.
A) sharp
B) softer
C) harder
D) flakey
- 10. The measurement around a rock is called the _____________.
A) width
B) diameter
C) depth
D) circumference
- 11. A student wrote in her journal, "A rock is like a chocolate chip cookie." What do you think she meant when she wrote that sentence?
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