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Chapter 7 Review Rocks and Minerals

Chapter 7 Review Rocks and Minerals. One way to tell rocks apart is by looking at the size of the bits of minerals that make up each rock. What is this physical property called? . A. color B. Texture. texture. How is metamorphic rock formed?.

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Chapter 7 Review Rocks and Minerals

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  1. Chapter 7 ReviewRocks and Minerals

  2. One way to tell rocks apart is by looking at the size of the bits of minerals that make up each rock. What is this physical property called? • A. color • B. Texture

  3. texture

  4. How is metamorphic rock formed? • A. Pressure over time binds sediments into rocks. • B. Heat and/or pressure change the minerals in a rock.

  5. Heat and/or pressure change the minerals in a rock.

  6. What kind of rock forms in layers? • A. Sedimentary • B. Metamorphic

  7. Sedimentary

  8. Which type of particles found in soil are the smallest? • A. clay • B. sand

  9. clay

  10. What layer of soil includes rock particles mixed with the dark products of decay? • A. topsoil • B. subsoil

  11. topsoil

  12. What mineral is crushed and ground into salt that is used to season food? • A. Halite • B. Quartz

  13. halite

  14. Which two properties would be best to use to identify a mineral? • A. color and luster • B. hardness and streak

  15. hardness and streak

  16. Where do the nutrients in the soil mainly come from? • A. rainfall • B. decay of plants and animals

  17. Decay of plants and animals

  18. In which layer will the oldest fossil most likely be found? • A. the top layer • B. the middle layer • C. the bottom layer

  19. the bottom layer

  20. What is rock called that is formed in bits of rocky matter that settle to the bottom of rivers, lakes, and oceans? • A. igneous • B. sedimentary

  21. sedimentary

  22. GOOD LUCK! Don’t forget to study!

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