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Grade 9 Rocks

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MacKenzie must decide if a rock sample is gneiss or metaconglomerate. Based on the chart, which two properties should she examine before making her decision?
  1. grain size and texture
  2. mineral composition and grain size
  3. texture and presence of distorted pebbles
  4. presence of distorted pebbles and mineral composition
Grade 9 Rocks
The characteristics of magma and the rate at which it rises depends largely on
  1. the amount of ashes it contains.
  2. the viscosity of it.
  3. the amount of silica it contains.
  4. the temperature at which it is becomes molten.
Grade 9 Rocks
What is the amount of uniformity in the size of rock or sediment particles called?
  1. packing
  2. atoms
  3. dark matter
  4. cracking
  5. uniformity
  6. sorting
  7. deporting
  8. permeability
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Based on the chart, which statement is most true for rock gypsum?
  1. It is mainly comprised of one mineral.
  2. It usually contains small rock fragments.
  3. It always forms from organic matter.
  4. It is typically bioclastic in texture.
Grade 9 Rocks
Grade 9 Rocks

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Why is hardness an important characteristic of a diamond?
  1. Hardness allows the mineral to sparkle.
  2. It can be used to make durable tools.
  3. Carbon atoms are squeezed tightly.
  4. Extreme heat and pressure cause this phenomenon.
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Rock formed from the eroded products of preexisting rocks or from mineral precipitates.
  1. extrusive rock
  2. foliated rock
  3. igneous rock
  4. intrusive rock
  5. metamorphic rock
  6. plutonic rock
  7. sedimentary rock
  8. volcanic rock
Grade 9 Rocks
A type of metamorphic rock where extreme forces have aligned minerals into visible layers.
  1. extrusive rock
  2. foliated rock
  3. igneous rock
  4. intrusive rock
  5. metamorphic rock
  6. plutonic rock
  7. sedimentary rock
  8. volcanic rock
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