Earth Science                                     Name: _________ Period: ____  Date: ____

Multiple Choice:

1. Which of the following is not a type of sedimentary rocks? ________

1. Clastic
2. Chemical
3. Concave
   
    

2. Moh’s scale of hardness uses _______ to identify the mineral. ________

1. Letters
2. Numbers
3. Symbols
   
    

3. What was the rock rubbed against to obtain the streak? ________

A. Glass

      B. Another rock

4. A white tile
   
    

4. If a mineral does not show cleavage when broken, what is it said to have? ________

1. Fracture
2. Split difficulties
3. Surface

5. What are the two types of luster used in identification of a mineral? ________

1. Shiny and Dull
2. Metallic and Nonmetallic
3. Light and Dark

6. What rock type is sandstone identified in our tests? ________

1. Igneous
2. Metamorphic
3. Sedimentary

7. Nonfoliated would be a classification of what type of rock? ________

1. Igneous
2. Metamorphic
3. Sedimentary

8. The ratio of the weight of a mineral to the weight of an equal volume of water shows what type of identification/test? ________

A. Mass

B. Specific Gravity

C. Density

9. What is the concept that the present is the key to the past? ________

1. Archimedes Principle
2. Uniformitarianism
3. Natural Selection
   
    

10. Which of the following is not a type of igneous rock? ________

A. Volcanic

B. Striatic

C. Plutonic
 

11.-13. Use the word bank to define the three types of rocks. You must name the type before you define the word!

Sedimentary                       Molten                         cooling

Hardening                           Igneous                        sediments

Rocks                                Metamorphic                heat

Chemical action                  pressure

14. Explain the Rock Cycle using the word bank.

weathering                          sediment                       cemented

burial                                  metamorphism              melting

magma                               intrusive                        uplift

15. Test the five rocks that you are given. You will be allowed to use your packet to help in the identification of the rock. Please complete all tests before naming the rock.