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WorksheetsSemester Exam Review- 2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 21mins
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1.
All of the following are characteristics of minerals EXCEPT-
a)
Solid
b)
Inorganic
c)
Manmade
d)
Specific chemical make-up
2.
"Specific chemical composition" means that minerals-
a)
are always made of the same thing
b)
can be made of different things
3.
All of the following physical properties help us identify minerals EXCEPT-
a)
mass
b)
hardness
c)
luster
d)
streak
4.
What property of minerals is shown in the image?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Color
d)
Luster
5.
According to Moh's scale, which is true about feldspar?
a)
It can scratch quartz
b)
It can be scratched by topaz but not fluorite
c)
It can be scratched by apatite
d)
It is harder than corundum
6.
How are rocks and minerals different?
a)
Rocks and minerals are the same.
b)
Rocks are made from many different minerals; minerals are made of one specific compound
c)
Rocks are made from different minerals and minerals are made of different rocks
d)
Rocks are made of specific compounds; minerals aren't
7.
This is the natural process by which rocks are broken down into pieces
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Rock Cycle
8.
This is when wind, water, and ice move sediments from one place to another
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Deposition
d)
Rock Cycle
9.
This type of rock is made when sediments are compacted and cemented over a long period of time.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Minerals
10.
This is when sediments are squeezed, or pressed together because of pressure.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Sedimentation
d)
Metamorphosis
11.
This is when dissolved minerals crystallize and "glue" sediments together.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Sedimentation
d)
Mineralization
12.
This type of rock is formed when melted magma or lava cools and hardens.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Volcano
13.
This type of rock is formed when existing rocks undergo so much heat and pressure that they are transformed.
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Sandstone
14.
How are rocks classified?
a)
By how they are formed
b)
By the minerals they contain
c)
By the compounds they are made of
d)
By how they look
15.
How are minerals identified?
a)
By how they form
b)
By their properties
c)
By the minerals they contain
d)
By how they look
16.
Which word correctly fill in blank 1?
a)
Magma
b)
Melting
c)
Cooling
d)
Sediments
17.
Which word/words correctly fill in blank 1?
a)
Magma
b)
Melting
c)
Cooling
d)
Sediments
18.
Which word correctly fills in blank 5?
a)
heating and cooling
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
weathering and erosion
d)
sediments
19.
Which word correctly fills in blank number 6?
a)
compaction and cementation
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
heat and pressure
d)
heating and cooling
20.
This is a conglomerate rock. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
21.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers of the earth in order?
a)
Core, Crust, Mantle
b)
Inner Core, Outer Core, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere
c)
Inner Core, Mantle, Outer Core, Crust
d)
Outer Core, Inner Core, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere
22.
Which layer of the earth is made of melted rock?
a)
Mantle
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
23.
Which layer of the earth is made of melted metal?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Asthenosphere
24.
Which layer of the earth is made of solid metal?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
25.
Convection currents happen in which layer?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Crust
d)
Core
26.
Which layer is the most dense?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
27.
True or False?
Lithosphere is more dense than the mantle.
Lithosphere is more dense than the mantle.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
What causes plates to move?
a)
They are liquid
b)
Convection Currents
c)
Outer core
d)
Magnetism
29.
Which layer of the earth is divided into the plates?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Core
30.
These are plates that are colliding.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Tectonic
31.
These are plates that are moving apart.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Continental
32.
These are plate that slide past each other.
a)
Transform
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Earthquakes
33.
This feature is created by a divergent boundary.
a)
Mountain
b)
Trench
c)
Earthquake
d)
New crust
34.
Mountains are created by which boundary type?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
35.
This feature is formed by transform boundaries, and it's where earthquakes happen.
a)
Faults
b)
Trenches
c)
Valleys
d)
Rifts
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