Minerals, Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Study Guide
Name: ______________________________
Test Date: ___________________________
Know the following: Look at your notes, articles, and book:
1. What is true about minerals? ___________________________________________________
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2. What is used to identify minerals?________________________________________________
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3. Calculate density and know the unit ______________________________________________
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4. Calculate mass and know the unit ________________________________________________
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5. Know the processes involved in the rock cycle: (Look at worksheets, notes and articles):
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6. A classification of metamorphic rocks would include whether they are ___________________
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7. Sedimentary rocks are formed when ______________________________________________
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8. The crystals that form in a slow cooling magma are generally __________________________
9. Sedimentary rocks are usually classified as _________________________________________
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10. Minerals always exist in a(n) ______________________________________________form.
11. Intrusive igneous rocks _______________________________________________________
12. Igneous rocks that cool slowly beneath Earth’s crust are _____________________________
13. Extrusive igneous rocks _______________________________________________________
14. Factors that affect a rock’s melting point include ___________________________________
15. Know the following terms: Use your notes and articles:
Cleavage
Hardness
Streak
Luster
Fracture
16. Know the following terms: Use your notes, worksheets and articles:
Foliated metamorphic rock
Rock cycle
Magma
Nonfoliated metamorphic rock
Sediment
Crystal
Intrusive igneous rock
Extrusive igneous rock
Lava
Sedimentary rock