Study Guide - Rocks and Minerals Unit Test
Study ALL notes, handouts, classwork, and bellwork. You are responsible for everything covered in
class and not just the information on this study guide. Remember that questions covering previous
topics may also be asked.
1. Know the following terms:
Luster –
Metamorphic –
Fossil fuel –
Ore –
Mineral –
Metallic mineral –
Non-metallic mineral Rock –
Hardness –
Cleavage –
Fracture –
Energy
Coal –
Solar energy Wind farm –
Metamorphic rocks –
SedimentaryIgneous rocks2. What is one of the softest minerals? What is the hardest known mineral?
3. Why do geologists use streak to help identify a mineral?
4. Is a gemstone a rock or mineral?
5. How are intrusive igneous rocks formed? Extrusive igneous rocks? What types of crystals form
for each type?
6. What determines how rocks are classified into 3 types and what are the three types?
7. What is the Rock Cycle?
8. Know how to read a Rock Cycle diagram. Look at where the arrows are pointing.
9. What type of rock may contain fossils?
10. What are the properties of minerals?
11. How are intrusive igneous rocks formed?
12. What determines how rocks are classified into 3 types and what are the three types?
13. What is the Rock Cycle?
14. What are the types of sedimentary rock?
15. What are the types of metamorphic rock?
16. Sand dunes on the Atlantic coast of S.C. were formed as a result of what processes?