Rock Cycle Flashcards
(15 cards)
Why is color alone not very useful in mineral identification?
A. Many minerals have the same color.
B. One mineral can have many different colors.
C. The presence of one element can cause many colors.
D. All of the answers.
D.
Which of the following groups of minerals is most common in the earth’s crust?
A. Gem Minerals
B. Metallic Minerals
C. Non-metallic Minerals
D. Siliceous Minerals
D.
Which of the following physical properties is likely to be the most useful in identifying a mineral? (Note: although they are all potentially useful, choose the one you think is the most consistently
useful.)
A. Color
B. Crystal form
C. Hardness
D. Luster
C.
The color of the powder that a mineral leaves on a piece of white, unglazed porcelain is called the
mineral’s ________________.
A. Hardness
B. Luster
C. Scratch
D. Streak
D.
The tendency of a mineral to split easily along a flat surface is called?
A. Cleavage
B. Fracture
C. Luster
D. Streak
A.
You encounter a clear mineral in a vein within a rock, which your instructor tells you is either quartz, calcite, or gypsum. You can scratch it with your pocketknife, but not your fingernail. Which is it?
A. Calcite
B. Gypsum
C. Quartz
D. Talc
B.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
A. It is naturally occurring.
B. It is organic
C. It is solid.
D. It has a crystal structure.
Which of the following minerals are listed from hardest to softest?
A. Talc – Quartz – Diamond
B. Diamond – Quartz – Talc
C. Quartz – Talc - Diamond
D. Talc – Diamond – Quartz
What property of minerals enables it to continuously emit light rays even after their exposure to ultraviolet rays?
A. Fluorescence
B. Magnetism
C. Phosphorescence
D. Radioactivity
Which of the following is considered a special property that applies to only a few minerals?
A. Color
B. Luster
C. Magnetism
D. Streak
C.
What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?
A. Igneous only
B. Sedimentary only
C. Metamorphic only
D. Any type of rock
D.
Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano?
A. Igneous rock
B. Sedimentary rock
C. Metamorphic rock
D. Any type of rock
A.
Which of the following is the order for forming sedimentary rocks?
A. Cementation – Compaction - Sedimentation
B. Compaction – Sedimentation – Cementation
C. Sedimentation – Compaction - Cementation
D. Sedimentation – Cementation – Compaction
B.
How do igneous rocks form?
A. Through squeezing and heating
B. When water washes pieces of rocks
C. When rocks are squashed
D. When hot molten materials solidify
What type of rock is coal?
A. Igneous rock
B. Sedimentary rock
C. Foliated metamorphic rock
D. Non – foliated metamorphic rock
B.
