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MR. SURRETTE
VAN NUYS HIGH SCHOOL
CHAPTER 1: ROCKS AND MINERALS
QUIZ SOLUTIONS
1. This rock changes from one kind to another as a result of high temperature or pressure:
1A. metamorphic
2. This mineral scratches topaz:
2A. corundum
3. An unreliable means of identifying minerals is:
3A. color
4. A sequence of events involving the formation, destruction, alteration, and reformation of rocks:
4A. rock cycle
5. The most common metamorphic rocks include:
5A. slate
6. The process by which rock particles are transported by water, wind, or ice:
6A. erosion
7. What is the density of gold if 57.90 grams fit inside a 2.5 cm3 cube?
7A.
(1)  = M / V
(2)  = 57.90 g / 2.5 cm3
(3)  = 19.3 g/ cm3
8. The most abundant element found in minerals is:
8A. oxygen
9. The most abundant mineral group on earth’s crust is:
9A. silicates
10. The most common igneous rocks include:
10A. basalt
11. The most common sedimentary rocks include:
11A. shale
12. Metamorphism caused by stress, such as increased pressure:
12A. mechanical deformation
13. A naturally formed, inorganic solid compound in an ordered array of atoms:
13A. mineral
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14. Minerals that have the same chemical composition but different crystal structure:
14A. polymorphs
15. Rocks that crystallize below the earth’s surface:
15A. intrusive
16. Metamorphism caused by high temperatures:
16A. recrystallization
17. Fossils most often form in __________ rock.
17A. sedimentary
18. The process by which a single magma can generate several different igneous rocks is:
18A. fractional crystallization
19. Metamorphism that occurs when a body of rock is intruded by magma:
19A. contact
20. What size cube will exactly hold 20 grams of chromite (density = 4.6 g/cm3)?
20A.
(1)  = M / V
(2) V = M / 
(3) V = 20 grams / 4.6 g/cm3
(4) V = 4.35 cm3
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