Earth Structures Test

Minerals are made out of rocks.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Rocks are made out of minerals.

• True
• False

What are 3 properties that are used to identify minerals?

• luster, color and sound
• smell, color and hardness
• luster, color and hardness
• luster, smell and hardness

What do scientists use to compare the hardness of different minerals?

• the color of the mineral
• which minerals scratch other minerals
• which minerals reflect light
• which feel the best

How is a sedimentary rock formed?

• from magma cooling slowly
• from lava cooling quickly
• by heat and pressure over time
• by pieces of rock being cemented together

Which type of rock would be likely to have fossils in it?

• lava
• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

What is the name for the continuous changing of rocks from one type to another?

• rock cycle
• metamorphic
• weathering
• erosion

What type of weather would cause the most erosion?

• rainy weather
• sunny weather
• freezing weather
• hot weather

Name the following process:
wind blowing sand and pebbles off of a sand dune

• weathering
• erosion
• polluting
• evaporation

Name the following process:
tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces of rock

• erosion
• pollution
• weathering
• evaporation