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