GEOLOGY QUIZ

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GEOLOGY QUIZ

• Test your knowledge of some of the rocks and
  minerals you learned about during your field trip
  to the Outdoor Learning Center.

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Question 1Which mineral can we eat?
Copper
Quartz
Halite
Graphite
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VERY GOOD!

• HALITE FACTS
• Also known as edible salt
• Hardness 2
• Color White, orange, red, purple, blue, black
• Streak White
• Luster Glassy

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Question 2Which mineral has a metallic luster?
Pyrite
Quartz
Talc
Barite rose
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PERFECT!

• PYRITE FACTS
• Also known as fools gold
• Hardness 6 - 6.5
• Color Brassy to pale yellow
• Streak Black
• Luster Metallic

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Question 3Which mineral has a glassy luster?
Graphite
Quartz
Pyrite
Copper
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TERRIFIC!

• QUARTZ FACTS
• Crystals with six sides
• Hardness 7
• Color colorless or white can be many other
  colors
  
• Streak White
• Luster Glassy

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Question 4?Which mineral can we wear?
Barite
Gold
Graphite
Halite
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YOU GOT IT!

• GOLD FACTS
• Rare and highly valuable used in making jewelry
• Hardness 2.5 - 3
• Color bright yellow on fresh surfaces
• Streak Golden-yellow
• Luster Metallic

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Question 5 Which igneous rock is made of large
crystals that lock together?
Granite
Basalt
Obsidian
Pumice
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GREAT!

• GRANITE FACTS
• Large crystals formed as magma cooled slowly
• Usually consists of the minerals quartz, mica,
  and feldspar
  
• Commonly used for building stones

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Question 6 Which igneous rock was used to make
hunting tools?
Granite
Basalt
Obsidian
Pumice
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AWESOME!

• OBSIDIAN FACTS
• Magma cooled quickly at the earths surface
• Also known as volcanic glass
• Fractures with hard, razor-sharp edges which made
  it very useful in making early tools

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Question 7 Which type of sedimentary rock is
made of sand particles?
Conglomerate
Coal
Sandstone
Limestone
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SUPER!

• SANDSTONE FACTS
• Made of grains of sand
• Most common mineral in sandstone is quartz
• Valuable building stone since it carves easily
  and resists weathering
  

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Question 8 Which type of sedimentary rock is
made of pebbles?
Conglomerate
Coal
Sandstone
Limestone
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CONGRATULATIONS!

• CONGLOMERATE
• FACTS
• Made of pebbles cemented together
• Usually a very hard-wearing rock

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Question 9 Which type of sedimentary rock is
made up of fossils?
Coal
Conglomerate
Sandstone
Limestone
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WONDERFUL!

• LIMESTONE FACTS
• Many are made up of the fossilized remains of
  ancient creatures
  
• Form where water is present and consist of
  calcite
  
• Commonly used to make cement, building stone, and
  fertilizers

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Question 10 Which type of sedimentary rock can
be burned to produce energy?
Coal
Conglomerate
Sandstone
Limestone
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FANTASTIC!

• COAL FACTS
• Made from compressed prehistoric plants
• Carbon gives coal its dark color
• A fossil fuel burned to produce heat and energy

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