Name ______________________________ HR: ________ MB: ___________
Rocks and Minerals Study Guide – Test Date 2/8/2017
1. ________________________ are scientists who study rocks.
2. Most geologist state that minerals must meet these 5 requirements:
a. Occur naturally on earth
b. Made from non-living materials (inorganic)
c. Solid
d. Have a definite chemical composition (made up of elements from the
periodic table)
e. Have a crystalline structure
3. Minerals made in a laboratory are call ____________________ or
____________________. They are not real minerals because
_________________________________________________.
4. Name 5 tests which can be used to test the properties of minerals.
a. _______________________
b. _______________________
c. _______________________
d. _______________________
e. _______________________
5. Why are certain properties better to test minerals than others? For
example, why is an acid test used to distinguish calcite from quartz?
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6. Moh’s scale is used to test the _____________________ of minerals.
7. Rocks are made up of ___________________________.
8. List the 10 minerals on Moh’s Hardness Scale:
1___________________________ softest
2___________________________
3___________________________
4___________________________
5___________________________
6___________________________
7___________________________
8___________________________
9___________________________
10__________________________ hardest
9. Will Topaz scratch Fluorite if you perform a hardness test? Why?
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Write the COMPLETE definition for 10, 11, and 12!
10. Define sedimentary rock: ______________________________________
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11. Define igneous rock: _________________________________________
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Name 3 Igneous Rocks we learned about in class:
__________________________________________
12. Define metamorphic rock: _____________________________________
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Name 3 Metamorphic Rocks we learned about in class:
__________________________________________
13. What is a renewable vs a non-renewable resource? ___________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
14. Study the characteristics of these rocks:
Sedimentary
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Can contain fossils
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Can see or feel individual sediments
Can be more crumbly than other rocks
Can sometimes feel lighter than other rocks
Metamorphic
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Can often see bands like rock was pressed together
Bands can often be different colors
Crystals in rock may be small and hard to see
Igneous
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Surface can be smooth as glass
Individual crystals can be large enough to be seen by human eye
Crystals appear to interlock
15. Igneous rocks which form quickly on the surface of the earth from cooling
lava are called ___________________ or ____________________ rock.
16. Igneous rocks which form slowly underground from cooling magma are called
_______________________ or _______________________ rock.
17. Complete the rock cycle diagram: