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Class:_____________
Rocks and Minerals Study Guide
1. What are rocks made out of?
a. Minerals
b. Plastic
c. Metal
d. Gold
2. Fill in the following
a. What is the Geological Process:__________________
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List two examples of something that comes from the
geological process:
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b. What is the Biological Process:___________________
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List two examples of something that comes from the
Biological process:
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c. What is the Industrial Process:___________________
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List two examples of something that comes from the
Industrial Process:
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3. Label the lays of earth:
a.
4. Draw a line to how each rock type is made.
1. Metamorphic
Rock
A. Heat and
Pressure
2. Igneous Rock
B. Pressure and
time
3. Sedimentary
Rock
C. Magma cools
and hardens
5. Use specific examples to describe how erosion effects
rocks and how it could make a Canyon: _______________
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6. While studying rocks and minerals we used many tools as
we were geologist. What were some of the tools we used
in our labs? (Think Fossil Dig)
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7. When looking at the jolly rancher what ways did we
identify it just like a geologist would identify a Mineral?
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Use Mohs scale to answer questions 8 and 9
THE MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS
Softest
Hardest
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
talc
gypsum
calcite
fluorite
apatite
feldspar
quartz
topaz
corundum
diamond
8. If a mineral is harder than feldspar but softer than topaz,
what would it measure on the Mohs scale?
A. 8
B. 7
C. 6
D. 7.5
9. A mineral can be scratched by topaz but not by feldspar.
Which of the following describes the hardness of the
mineral according to the Mohs scale?
1. less than 6
2. more than 8
3. less than 8, but more than 6
4. more than 3, but less than 5
10. What are properties of a rock?
a. The shape of the rock.
b. Characteristics that tell us what the rock is.
c. The luster of the rock.
d. The size of the rock.
e. Answers a-d are true.
11. True or false: Extremely malleable rock close to the
mantle will create a fault.
a. If false write a true statement about a faulting
rock:________________________________________
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12. Why do some minerals attract to a magnet and others
do not:__________________________________________
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