Unit 2- Rocks and Minerals

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Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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NGSS

MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS3-1

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Sarah Sheehan

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4 Slides • 30 Questions

Multiple Choice

Which would most likely cause molten rock material to become a glassy igneous rock?

cooling over a long period of time

cooling under high pressure

cooling on the earth's surface

cooling at great depth within the earth

Multiple Choice

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

Foliated

Non-Foliated

Multiple Choice

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

Foliated

Non-Foliated

Multiple Choice

Rock subjected to direct pressures and high temperatures from mountain building deform in a process known as:

Regional metamporhism

Contact metamorphism

Match

Match the following

Marble

Gneiss

Quartzite

Slate

Schist

Multiple Choice

All rocks form deep beneath Earth's surface.

true

false

Multiple Choice

Some rocks are made up of materials from living things.

true

false

Multiple Choice

Examples of intrusive igneous rock are _ and _.

basalt / andesite

granite / diorite

obsidian / diorite

Multiple Choice

_ and _ are coarse-grained clastic sedimentary rocks.

granite / limestone

sandstone / obsidian

breccia / conglomerate

Multiple Choice

This rock is made up entirely of cemented marine shells.

Limestone

Coquina

Slate

Shale

Explanation Slide...

Multiple Choice

Coal is made of

Plants

Sediments

Crystals

Dirt

Seashells

Multiple Choice

This rock is made of large bits of gravel cemented together. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

Clastic

Chemical

Organic

Multiple Choice

Describe the texture of breccia.

vesicular

clastic

crystalline

bioclastic

Multiple Choice

Describe the texture of dolostone.

clastic

bioclastic

glassy

crystalline

Multiple Choice

What is the chemical composition of Bituminous Coal?

Sandstone

Carbon

Crystals

Breccia

Fill in the Blanks

Name the 5 inorganic land derived sedimentary rocks in order from largest grain size to smallest grain size.

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.

True

False

Multiple Choice

According to ESRT's, which rock is of felsic composition, low density, light in color, and coarse grained?

rhyolite

basalt

granite

gabbro

Multiple Choice

How is crystal size related to the rate a molten material cools

the faster it cools the smaller the crystal

the faster it cools the larger the crystal

the slower it cools the smaller the crystal

Multiple Choice

Intrusive rocks are coarse grained

True

False

Multiple Choice

How do metamorphic rocks form?

Heat and Pressure

Compaction & Cementation

Cooling of Magma

Sediments & Glue

Multiple Choice

The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

heat and pressure

melting and cooling

compaction and cementation

Multiple Choice

Igneous rocks form from

Heat and Pressure

Melting and Solidification

Compaction and Cementation

Weathering and Erosion

Multiple Choice

Sedimentary rocks form from

Compaction and Cementation

Melting and Solidifcation

Weathering and Erosion

Heat and Pressure

Multiple Choice

Sediments are formed from

Compaction and Cementation

Weathering and Erosion

Melting and Solification

Heat and Pressure

Multiple Choice

What is the LEAST useful way to identify a mineral?

luster

streak

color

density

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock most likely contains fossils?

igneous

sedimentary

metamorphic

Multiple Choice

What is one way that is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

Color

Taste

Using the MOHS hardness scale

Multiple Choice

Which type of igneous rock has small, fine grains?

Extrusive

Intrusive

Crystals

Multiple Choice

A naturally occurring substance that can form rocks.

Mineral

Nutrient

Substance

Which would most likely cause molten rock material to become a glassy igneous rock?

cooling over a long period of time

cooling under high pressure

cooling on the earth's surface

cooling at great depth within the earth

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