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WorksheetsRocks & Minerals
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False.
A mineral is a natural, solid material with particles arranged in a repeating pattern
A mineral is a natural, solid material with particles arranged in a repeating pattern
a)
True
b)
False
2.
_________ is the color of powder left behind when you rub a mineral against a white tile.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
streak
d)
hardness
3.
Which of the following is NOT a property of a mineral?
a)
hardness
b)
luster
c)
fossils
d)
streak
4.
A material made up of one or more minerals is called a _________________
a)
rock cycle
b)
rock
c)
minerals
d)
weathering
5.
Choose the statement that BEST describes metamorphic rock.
a)
Metamorphic rock does not change.
b)
Metamorphic rock changes into a fossil.
c)
Metamorphic rock can change many times to a different type of rock.
d)
Metamorphic rock changes only into a sedimentary rock.
6.
What type of rock would you be likely to find pieces of seashells in?
a)
Volcanic
b)
Meamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Sedimentary
7.
All of the following demonstrate an example of how we use minerals except_______.
a)
paper
b)
jewlery
c)
instruments
d)
pencils
8.
___________ and ___________ are two processes that can change a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?
a)
Measure & erosion
b)
Hardness & luster
c)
Heat & measure
d)
Erosion and weathering
9.
This type of rock form when layers of sediments settle on top of one another and harden.
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Lava
10.
This type of rock is formed by molten rock and has crystals, not layers.
a)
Igneous
b)
Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Metamorphic
11.
The process of rocks changing back and forth from igneous to sedimentary to metamorphic rock is called_____________.
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
the rock cycle
d)
hardness
12.
Erosion is_______________
a)
the process of changing from one rock to another.
b)
the movement of weathered rock pieces from one place to another.
c)
the breaking down of rocks by wind, water, ice and plant roots.
d)
a minerals ability to resist being scratched.
13.
Which of the following BEST describe the way the surface of a mineral reflect light?
a)
Luster
b)
Shiny
c)
Hardness
d)
Brilliant
14.
Minerals have the ability to resist being scratched. This natural ability is called_______________.
a)
the rock cycle
b)
hardness
c)
streak
d)
minerals
15.
True or False.
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks by water, ice, and plant roots.
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks by water, ice, and plant roots.
a)
False
b)
True
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