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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rock that was melted and then cooled and hardened is called what?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
clastic rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
2.
What is the hardest mineral on the Moh's scale?
a)
copper
b)
apatite
c)
diamond
d)
talc
3.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
melting and cooling
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
heat and pressure
d)
compaction and cementation
4.
This rock was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
5.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
6.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
7.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
8.
When rocks are broken and moved by things such as water, this is called...
a)
Heat
b)
Erosion
c)
Metamorphisis
d)
Compaction
9.
Igneous rocks that form as magma cools underground are called...
a)
extrusive
b)
intrusive
c)
felsic
d)
mafic
10.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
11.
Which rock class would be at the top of the chart?
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
mineral
12.
Which rock type would be at the bottom of the chart?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
mineral
13.
How would you classify granite?
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
c)
clastic
d)
foliated
14.
Which process creates sediments?
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
cementation and compaction
c)
heat and pressure
d)
melting and cooling
15.
Which type of rock will form when sediments are compacted and cemented together?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
16.
Which of these is a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
It is organic
b)
It exists in a liquid state
c)
It is a naturally formed
d)
It has a varying chemical composition
17.
The characteristic of the rock based on the shape and size of its grains is...
a)
texture
b)
composition
c)
breakage
d)
luster
18.
The minerals in a rock are described as the rock's...
a)
composition
b)
texture
c)
luster
d)
hardness
19.
Which of the following is the best description of a mineral?
a)
solid, man-made, non-living
b)
solid, non-crystalline, naturally formed
c)
solid, crystalline, non-living
d)
liquid, inorganic, natural
20.
Which property of minerals breaks in flat, smooth pieces?
a)
fracture
b)
streak
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
21.
Which of the following describes a rock that has minerals that are aligned like pages of a book?
a)
foliated igneous
b)
intrusive igneous
c)
foliated metamorphic
d)
intrusive metamorphic
22.
The way light reflects off of a mineral is it's _________.
a)
streak
b)
fracture
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
23.
Limestone can form when water evaporates and leaves behind the minerals that form it. Limestone is
a)
an igneous rock
b)
a parent rock
c)
a metamorphic rock
d)
a sedimentary rock
24.
The rock cycle
a)
ends with igneous rock
b)
begins with igneous rocks
c)
ends with metamorphic rocks
d)
has no beginning or end
25.
Which of the following shows the correct order of events in the formation of sedimentary rock?
a)
weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation
b)
weathering, cementation, erosion, deposition
c)
erosion, cementation, deposition, weathering
d)
cementation, weathering, transportation, erosion
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