10/05/20 Rocks and Minerals Review

Which is NOT true about minerals?

• Minerals are part of rocks.

• Minerals are fossils.

• Minerals are solid.

• Minerals are crystals

Hannah saw crystals inside a rock. She should know that the rock has

• a fossil inside.

• minerals inside.

• soil inside.

• air inside.

Which attribute can BEST be used to identify a type of mineral?

• Hardness

• Mass

• Size

• Temperature

Tyler is studying minerals. Which will NOT help him name the mineral?

• the texture of the mineral

• the size of the mineral

• the color of the mineral

• the hardness of the mineral

Which causes rocks in a stream to be smooth?

• Weathering

• Air currents

• Earthquakes

• Movement of fish

Brian has two rocks. Both rocks are made up entirely of the same mineral. What other attribute of his two rocks is MOST LIKELY to be the same?

• weigh

• size

• shape

• color

Rocks are made up of one or more _______________.

• pieces of sand

• fossils

• minerals

• piece of clay

Graphite, fluorite, and magnetite are all types of

• Sand.

• Minerals.

• Fossils.

• Soils.

Derick discovered that his fingernail can scratch a rock sample. Which word describes his rock?

• Soft

• Granular

• Hard

• Very hard

Where are minerals found?

• In Earth’s atmosphere

• Only in Earth’s core

• Only in the oceans

• Everywhere in the world