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WorksheetsEarth Structures Test
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Minerals are made out of rocks.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
Rocks are made out of minerals.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What are 3 properties that are used to identify minerals?
a)
luster, color and sound
b)
smell, color and hardness
c)
luster, color and hardness
d)
luster, smell and hardness
4.
What do scientists use to compare the hardness of different minerals?
a)
the color of the mineral
b)
which minerals scratch other minerals
c)
which minerals reflect light
d)
which feel the best
5.
How is a metamorphic rock formed?
a)
fire
b)
layers of sediment
c)
a stream or a river
d)
high pressure or heat
6.
How is a sedimentary rock formed?
a)
from magma cooling slowly
b)
from lava cooling quickly
c)
by heat and pressure over time
d)
by pieces of rock being cemented together
7.
Which type of rock would be likely to have fossils in it?
a)
lava
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
metamorphic
8.
What is the name for the continuous changing of rocks from one type to another?
a)
rock cycle
b)
metamorphic
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
9.
What type of weather would cause the most erosion?
a)
rainy weather
b)
sunny weather
c)
freezing weather
d)
hot weather
10.
Name the following process:
wind blowing sand and pebbles off of a sand dune
wind blowing sand and pebbles off of a sand dune
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
polluting
d)
evaporation
11.
Name the following process:
tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces of rock
tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces of rock
a)
erosion
b)
pollution
c)
weathering
d)
evaporation
12.
What is something that you can do to slow down the erosion process?
a)
Hold down the dirt when the wind blows.
b)
Dig a hole.
c)
Plant a tree.
d)
Cut down a tree.
13.
Which is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
wind
b)
oil
c)
sunlight
d)
wood
14.
Which is a renewable resource?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
water
d)
phosphate
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