Treasures of the Earth Test Chapter 4

List each rock under the proper category: Granite, slate, sandstone, obsidian, shale, pumice, marble, limestone

Groups:

(a) Igneous

,

(b) Metamorphic

,

(c) Sedimentary

• Pumice

• Sandstone

• Granite

• Obsidian

• Slate

• Marble

• Limestone

• Shale

May be "Fill in The Black" on actual test:

Match the correct answers.

• Concrete

• Which rock smells like mud when it is wet?

• Slate

• Which rock has often been used to make chalkboards?

• Graphite

• What material is used in pencils instead of lead?

• Shale

• Which material is a very durable artificial rock?

• Magma

• What is the molten rock in the earth’s mantle called?

May be "Fill in The Black" on actual test:

What do we call the decaying plant and animal material in the soil?

• Humus

• Fossil

• Minerals

• Weathering

True or False: If False, replace the underlined word with a true statement on actual test.

The rarest gemstone is the (a)   .

• ruby

• diamond

• quartz

True or False: If False, replace the underlined word with a true statement on actual test.

A (a)   is a person who studies minerals.

• mineralogist

• geologist

• spelunker

True or False: If False, replace the underlined word with a true statement on actual test.

The best conductor of electricity is (a)   .

• silver

• copper

• iron

True or False: If False, replace the underlined word with a true statement on actual test.

(a)   is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

• Mercury

• Gold

• Iron

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True or False: If False, replace the underlined word with a true statement on actual test.

(a)   is the hardest substance of all.

• Diamond

• Quartz

• Ruby

True or False: If False, replace the underlined word with a true statement on actual test.

A (a)   looks like a mudball but is filled with crystals inside.

• geode

• quartz

• diamond

True or False: If False, replace the underlined word with a true statement on actual test.

Our most useful metal is (a)   .

• iron

• steel

• gold