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Crown Point Invitational - IN — Rocks and Minerals

Rocks and Minerals · Division B · Crown Point Invitational - IN · 2026

40 questions · 100 points · 50 min· 1 question from the original omitted

Original test source

Multiple-Choice Questions (20, 2 Points Each) Completely fill in the box of your answer. Questions with boxes not completely filled or multiple boxes filled will not be scored.

Multiple-Choice Questions

Question 1

2 pts

Which property describes how light reflects off a mineral?

Question 2

2 pts

Which mineral is the hardest on the Mohs scale?

Question 3

2 pts

Which rock forms from lava or magma?

Question 4

2 pts

Which rock is sedimentary?

Question 5

2 pts

Which property is best tested by scratching?

Question 6

2 pts

Which mineral commonly has cubic crystals?

Question 7

2 pts

Which rock forms from heat and pressure?

Question 8

2 pts

What does streak describe?

Question 9

2 pts

Which mineral reacts with acid?

Question 10

2 pts

Which igneous rock cools quickly?

Question 11

2 pts

Which sedimentary rock is made of shell fragments?

Question 12

2 pts

Which mineral has conchoidal fracture?

Question 13

2 pts

Which rock has visible crystals?

Question 14

2 pts

Which mineral is magnetic?

Question 15

2 pts

Which sedimentary process presses sediments together?

Question 16

2 pts

Which metamorphic rock forms from limestone?

Question 17

2 pts

Which rock shows layers?

Question 18

2 pts

Which mineral is NaCl?

Question 19

2 pts

Which rock forms from sand-sized particles?

Question 20

2 pts

Which process forms igneous rock?

True/False Questions

Question 21

1 pt

Quartz has cleavage.

Question 22

1 pt

Sedimentary rocks form from sediments.

Question 23

1 pt

Marble is a metamorphic rock.

Question 24

1 pt

Minerals must be inorganic.

Question 25

1 pt

Basalt is intrusive.

Question 26

1 pt

Streak can be different from surface color.

Question 27

1 pt

Diamond is a mineral.

Question 28

1 pt

Gneiss is sedimentary.

Question 29

1 pt

Halite tastes salty.

Question 30

1 pt

Igneous rocks can be extrusive.

Question 31

1 pt

Limestone reacts with acid.

Question 32

1 pt

All rocks are made of only one mineral.

Identification Questions

PassageFor questions Sample 1–Sample 8

Each question describes a rock or mineral. Correctly identify the correct rock or mineral and write the answer on the identification line below the description.

Question Sample 1

6 pts

A mineral with cubic cleavage, salty taste, and chemical formula NaCl.

Question Sample 2

6 pts

A metamorphic rock formed from limestone; reacts weakly with acid when powdered.

Question Sample 3

6 pts

An igneous rock with coarse, visible crystals formed by slow cooling underground.

Question Sample 4

6 pts

A sedimentary rock made of sand-sized particles cemented together.

Question Sample 5

6 pts

A mineral with hardness 7, glassy luster, and conchoidal fracture.

Question Sample 6

6 pts

A foliated metamorphic rock with distinct light and dark mineral bands.

Question Sample 7

6 pts

An extrusive igneous rock that cools quickly and is dark-colored and fine-grained.

Question Sample 8

6 pts

A mineral attracted to magnets and often leaves a black streak.