WorksheetsMinerals and Rocks
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If a mineral scratches a fingernail, but is scratched by the copper penny, how hard is it?
a)
2.5
b)
3
c)
3.5
d)
4
2.
The minerals pictured break in which pattern?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Both
d)
Neither
3.
All of the following are necessary for a sedimentary rock to form, EXCEPT:
a)
Weathering and Erosion
b)
Sediments
c)
Pressure
d)
Heat
4.
Which of the pictured rocks is an EXTRUSIVE igneous rock?
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Both
d)
Neither
5.
The picture shows an example of which concept?
a)
Layering
b)
Cleavage
c)
Foliation
d)
Igneous Rock
6.
During the cookie mining activity, our land was considered an "ore body" if...
a)
We got a lot of it
b)
Didn't matter (was an ore body because there was chocolate)
c)
We could have gotten a lot
d)
We made a profit
7.
Crystallization of an Igneous Rock involved the process of
a)
cooling the rock
b)
hardening of the rock
c)
both
d)
neither
8.
Which mineral test is most unreliable?
a)
Color
b)
Streak
c)
Hardness
d)
Density
9.
What is the name of the coal termed "soft coal"?
a)
Peat
b)
Lignite
c)
Bituminous
d)
Anthrocite
10.
What term means to return land back to its original state after mining?
a)
Reformation
b)
Restoration
c)
Recuperation
d)
Reclamation
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