4th grade Rock and Minerals

The continuous series of change that rocks undergo is known as the _____.

• rock cycle
• water cycle
• hibernation
• metamorphisis

True or False:
The cleavage of a mineral is the way the mineral shines or reflects light.

• True
• False

What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil inside of?

• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic
• diamond

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

• Fluorite
• Talk and Calcite
• Talc
• none of the above

• luster
• streak
• scratch
• hardness

Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.

• diamonds
• minerals
• fossils
• dirt

What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?

• color tiles
• streak test
• Mohs Scale
• weight scale

True or False:
A mineral is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.

• True
• False

What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are cemented?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• minerals
• metamorphic