Test 1 Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Pyrite is a yellowish mineral that looks like gold and is commonly called fool’s gold. What is the property of mineral exhibited by pyrite wherein
it reflects light and with metallic look?
A. Color B. Hardness C. Luster D. Streak
2. Quartz can break other than along planes of cleavage. What is the property of mineral that shows this characteristic?
A. Cleavage B. Fracture C. Hardness D. Streak
3. Some minerals like mica has surfaces with planes of weak bonds in the crystals. Thus, its crystals can be peeled like layers of onion. What is
the property exhibited by mica?
A. Cleavage B. Fracture C. Hardness D. Tenacity
4. Which property refers to the resistance of minerals to scratching?
A. Cleavage B. Fracture C. Hardness D. Luster
5. What are the building blocks of rocks and it is mostly found in the geosphere?
A. elements B. minerals C. ore D. soil
6. In its powdered form, the mineral hematite is reddish. Which mineral property is described?
A. color B. luster C. streak D. hardness
7. Which is not a property that can be used to identify a mineral?
A. luster B. streak C. hardness D. opaque
8. What is the property of minerals that reflects light on its surface?
A. Crystal structure B. color C. streak D. luster
9. Which refers to a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition?
A. compound B. crystal C. mineral D. rocks
10. During the 1800’s, miners can identify real gold from pyrite through biting the surface of the mineral. If a bite mark is exhibited, then the said
mineral is considered real gold. What property is tested in this scenario?
A. cleavage B. hardness C. luster D. streak color
11. What is a carbonate mineral that occurs in a different crystal form and is less common than either calcite or dolomite?
A. aragonite B. calcite C. gypsum D. silica
12. What constitutes the size, shape and arrangement of mineral grains in a rock?
A. permeable origin B. porosity C. cement D. texture
13. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?
A. crystal structure B. naturally occurring C. organic D. solid
14. What refers to the tendency for a mineral to break along flat surfaces?
A. cleavage B. hardness C. ductility D. tenacity
15. What is the solid form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms?
A. crystal B. density C. element D. fracture
16. Rocks vary in color, size, texture and shape. They are classified based on how they were formed. Which of the following deals with the study of
rocks?
A. Biology B. Geology C. Paleontology D. Petrology
17. Halite is made when a body of seawater becomes closed off and evaporates and salt precipitates out and is deposited as crystallized halite.
What type of sedimentary rock is formed?
A. Clastic B. Chemical C. Organic D. Pyroclastic
18. Igneous rock is divided into two groups, extrusive and intrusive. Extrusive igneous rocks form when magma makes its way to its surface as
lava and then cools, forming rocks. Which will be the characteristics of the crystals?
A. Crystals are coarse grained. C. Crystals are very large.
B. Crystals are fine grained. D. Crystals are phaneritic
19. Regional metamorphism occurs due to changes in pressure and temperature over a large region of the crust. It may happen when rock is
buried deep below the surface or where pieces of the Earth’s crust collide. Which is a metamorphic rock?
A. Breccia B. Conglomerate C. Marble D. Sandstone
20. Igneous and metamorphic rock can be buried and undergo tremendous heating and stress. What is the process of transformation of one rock
type into another?
A. Compaction B. Lithification C. Metamorphism D. weathering
21. What type of rocks are formed from sediments over long period of time?
A. Igneous Rocks B. Sedimentary Rocks C. Metamorphic Rocks D. Minerals
22. This refers to type of rock that was heated and compressed over time.
A. Igneous B. Sedimentary C. Metamorphic D. All of the above
23. What is the natural process that causes one kind of rock to change into another kind?
A. Weathering B. Rock Cycle C. Sediments D. Metamorphism
24. A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface is termed as:
A. Intrusive metamorphic rock C. Intrusive igneous rock
B. Extrusive sedimentary rock D. Extrusive igneous rock
25. Which of the following is an example of an igneous rock?
A. Limestone B. Coal C. Sandstone D. Granite
26. Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
 A. Erosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, deposition
B. Compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion
C. Deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering
D. Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
27. A student obtained a cup of quartz sand from a beach. A saltwater solution is poured into the sand and allowed to evaporate. The mineral
residue from salt water solution bonds the sand grains together, forming a material that is most likely an:
A. extrusive igneous rock C. metamorphic rock
B. intrusive igneous rock D. sedimentary rock
28. Which of the following is true about rocks?
A. Rocks are composed of only one mineral. C. Rocks do not contain minerals.
B. B. Most rocks are a mixture of minerals. D. Coal is not considered a rock.
29. What is the type of rock formed from lava that cools quickly that results to finer grain and smaller size of crystals?
A. Extrusive igneous rock C. Sedimentary rock
B. Intrusive igneous rock D. Metamorphic rock
30. Fossils are found on this type of rocks.
A. Extrusive igneous rock C. Sedimentary rock
B. Intrusive igneous rock D. Metamorphic rock

Test 2 Complete the concept map using the words below.

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Metamorphic Clastic Contact metamorphism

Sedimentary Extrusive Regional Metamorphism
Non- Clastic Igneous Intrusive