What were limestone deposits in Kansas made from?
Cooled molten rock
Evaporated sea water
Compressed fossils
Sediments
Which of the following is NOT a non-silicate mineral?
Halite
Sodium chloride
Mica
Calcium sulfate
Which of the following is NOT a rock?
Granite
Diamond
Limestone
Sandstone
Which of the following substances is inorganic?
Wood
Leaves
Bone
Rock
When a parent rock is changed due to high pressure or temperature, which type of rock is formed?
Extrusive igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Intrusive igneous
Hematite has the appearance of a cluster of grapes. Which type of habit does this represent?
Prismatic
Botryoidal
Geometric
Polygonal
Iron pyrite is sometimes referred to as fool's gold. It has a cubic shape. What type of crystal habit is this?
Dodecahedral
Octahedral
Cubic
Prismatic
Which type of tenacity refers to the ability of a mineral to resume its original form when a stress is removed?
Malleable
Sectile
Elastic
Fibrous
Gold has a shiny appearance and is said to have a _____ luster.
glassy
metallic
pearly
silky
If you found a rock that appeared to have been formed directly from volcanic activity, how would you classify it?
Igneous rock.
Volcanic rock.
Metamorphic rock.
Sedimentary rock.
Consider a sample with a mass of 250 grams. Calculate the density of the sample if it displaces 100 cc of water.
2.5 g/cc
7.5 g/cc
25 g/cc
25000 g/cc
Which of the following minerals is composed of sheeted tetrahedra?
Feldspar
Pyroxene
Quartz
Micas
What is another name for halite?
Limestone
Table salt
Mica
Granite
