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NAME: _________________________________
B G Y R
DATE: ____________
Unit B: Rocks and Minerals Study Guide!!!!!!!
You will have all of class on Tuesday, October 4 to complete this study guide.
This will NOT be collected for a grade, but I will check it on Wednesday to
make sure you have completed it.
Part 1: Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. All minerals are made of rocks.
b. All rocks are made of minerals.
c. Rocks and minerals are the same.
d. All of the above.
2. An example of a property of a mineral is __________________.
a. How common it is
b. Where it is found
c. How it reacts with hydrochloric acid
d. How much it costs
3. The rock cycle describes how rocks _________________.
a. Change over time
b. Are formed
c. Are broken down
d. All of the above
4. Use the table below to answer this question:
Hardness
Color
Magnetism
Galena
2.5
Silvery gray
Not magnetic
Hematite
6.5
Red to black
Magnetic
Based on the table above, which mineral is the hardest?
a. galena
b. hematite
c. magnetism
d. they are all the same
5. The Mohs scale is used to measure _____________.
a. Transparency
b. Streak
c. Luster
d. Hardness
Magentite
6
Black
Magnetic
6. What is sedimentary rock?
a. Rock that forms from cooled lava
b. Molten rock from underground
c. Rock that forms from heat and pressure deep in the earth
d. Rocks that forms in layers of sediment under a body of water
7. Limestone is an example of this type of rock
a. Metamorphic
b. Igneous
c. Sedimentary
8. Obsidian is an example of this type of rock
a. Metamorphic
b. Igneous
c. Sedimentary
9. What type of rock is this?
a. Metamorphic
b. Igneous
c. Sedimentary
Part 2: Short Answers
1. One property of a mineral is its color. List at least 3 other mineral
properties.
2. What is a “non-renewable resource”?
A non- renewable resource is ______________________________________________________
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3. Imagine testing the properties of lots of different materials, such as
metals, glass, and plastics. Would you expect to get similar results for
the different materials?
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4. Sevak, Aadhi, and Cooper all went hiking at the Minuteman National
Historic Park last weekend. They found a rock that had some sparkly
crystals in it. How could they determine if this rock contains diamonds?
They could determine if the rock contains diamonds by _________________________
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5. Define “magma” in your own words:
Magma is __________________________________________________________________________
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Part 3: Diagrams/Drawings
1. Draw a concept map using ONLY the following 10 words. Make sure to also
write descriptions on your arrows to show the connections between each
word!
Transparency
Rocks
Diamonds
Minerals
Geologists
Properties
Luster
Color
Mohs Hardness Scale
Hardness
2. Draw a diagram to show how the rock cycle forms igneous, metamorphic,
and sedimentary rocks.
3. Which types of rocks are these? Sort the rocks into categories to show which
ones are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
Sandstone
Granite
Limestone
IGNEOUS
Marble
Obsidian
Coal
METAMORPHIC
SEDIMENTARY