- 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) dynamics
B) types
C) properties
D) ingredients
- 3. The study of the Earth is __________.
A) Geology
B) Sciology
C) Geopolotics
D) Anthropology
- 4. Minerals are made up of only one __________.
A) color
B) property
C) dirt
D) Earth material
- 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) feldspar
C) diamond
D) mica
- 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) Geo
B) Streak
C) Crystal
D) Filling
- 9. A ________ object will always scratch a softer object.
A) sharp
B) harder
C) softer
D) flakey
- 10. The measurement around a rock is called the _____________.
A) depth
B) width
C) diameter
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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