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WorksheetsRocks/Minerals/Fossils
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are minerals?
a)
types of salt
b)
rocks with a hardness of 1 or more on the MOH scale
c)
Different kinds of crystals that make up rocks
d)
rocks formed my two crystals
2.
What kind of rock does sediment help form?
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary and metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
igneous
3.
What are the two different types of weathering?
a)
composite and physical
b)
physical and erosion
c)
chemical and physical
d)
erosion and chemical
4.
After an animal dies, what part is left for scientists to study?
a)
blood
b)
skin
c)
bones
d)
fur
5.
Which of the following is NOT a way scientists use to identify minerals?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
size
6.
which of these can form fossils?
a)
skin, hair, and muscles
b)
bones and leaves
c)
composite rocks and plants
d)
igneous rocks
7.
What kind of rock is formed from magma?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary and metamorphic
d)
igneous
8.
Which is a property of igneous rock?
a)
it is always very soft.
b)
it is always made of crushed sea animal shells.
c)
It is always made from melted rock that cooled.
d)
you can see its layers.
9.
What type of rock is gneiss?
a)
igneous
b)
composite
c)
sedimentary
d)
metamorphic
10.
Which sentence describes weathering?
a)
High pressure systems that cause storms.
b)
weather that forms around high mountains?
c)
a natural process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces
d)
the process of animals hibernating.
11.
Which BEST makes up soil?
a)
pebbles, water, and crushed shells.
b)
pieces of rock combined with water.
c)
small bits of plant and animal remains, and live animals
d)
layers of big rocks on the bottom and layers of smaller rocks on the top
12.
Which is a property of sedimentary rock?
a)
It is made of layers.
b)
it is made of one mineral.
c)
it is made of bacteria and other live and dead animals.
d)
it is made of igneous rocks.
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