- 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) ingredients
B) types
C) dynamics
D) properties
- 3. The study of the Earth is __________.
A) Geopolotics
B) Sciology
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) gypsum
C) granite
D) calcite
- 6. The hardest mineral on the Earth is __________.
A) feldspar
B) diamond
C) mica
D) calcite
- 7. The _________ scale measures hardness.
A) Anderson
B) volume
C) Mohs
D) Geo
- 8. _______ patterns left from minerals after evaporation can help us identify minerals.
A) Filling
B) Geo
C) Streak
D) Crystal
- 9. A ________ object will always scratch a softer object.
A) softer
B) sharp
C) flakey
D) harder
- 10. The measurement around a rock is called the _____________.
A) diameter
B) circumference
C) depth
D) width
- 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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