Download Rocks and Minerals review

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Can a mineral scratch a mineral with
a higher hardness number or a lower
hardness number?
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Lower number
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If a mineral is shiny, does that mean
it is metallic or nonmetallic?
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Metallic
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An unknown mineral is pale yellow,
shiny nugget. The mineral leaves a
greenish-black streak, and cannot be
scratched by fluorite. What is it?
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Pyrite
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An unknown metallic gray mineral
leaves a gray streak. The crystals
appear cubic. When it breaks, it
breaks with clear, clean cleavage. It
scratches gypsum. What is it?
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Galina
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An unknown mineral is shiny,
silvery-white and leaves a light gray
streak. It is hard enough to scratch
calcite. Is it silver?
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No
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An unknown mineral has a deep red
color that looks like a gem. It leaves
a colorless streak and is harder than
quartz. Could it be a garnet?
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Yes
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What type of
rock is most
likely at
location 1?
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Metamorphic
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What type of
rock is most
likely at
location 2?
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Intrusive igneous
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What type of
rock is most
likely at
location 3?
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Sedimentary
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What type of
rock is most
likely at
location 4?
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Extrusive igneous
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What kind of
rock is most
likely at
location A?
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Sedimentary
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What kind of
rock is most
likely at
location B?
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Metamorphic
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What kind of
rock is most
likely at
location C?
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Intrusive igneous
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What kind of
rock is most
likely at
location D?
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Sedimentary
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What kind of rock is formed after
rocks weather and erode?
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Sedimentary
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What type of rock is most likely to
form when rocks melt and cool?
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Igneous
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Which type of rock is formed when
rocks undergo heat and pressure?
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Metamorphic
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What word
should go in
circle A?
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Sediment
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What word
should go in
circle B?
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Sedimentary rock
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What word
should go in
circle C?
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Magma
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What word
should go in
circle D?
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Igneous rock