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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the mineral that leaves a white streak when scraped across a surface and is used to make powder.
a)
graphite
b)
talk
c)
gold
d)
fingernail
2.
What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil inside of?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
diamond
3.
True or False:
Sedimentary rocks always form under water.
Sedimentary rocks always form under water.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?
a)
minerals
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
5.
a)
Gold
b)
Hematite
c)
Pyrite
d)
Galena
6.
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
scratch
d)
hardness
7.
a)
Yellow
b)
Gray
c)
Brassy Yellow
d)
Brassy Gray
8.
a)
Gold
b)
Hematite
c)
Pyrite
d)
Galena
9.
a)
Fluorite
b)
Talk and Calcite
c)
Talc
d)
none of the above
10.
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Fluorite
d)
Talc and Gypsum
11.
Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals. Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.
a)
diamonds
b)
minerals
c)
fossils
d)
dirt
12.
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Talc and Gypsum
d)
Fluorite
13.
What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?
a)
color tiles
b)
streak test
c)
Mohs Scale
d)
weight scale
14.
What type of rock is formed when an existing rock has been changed into a new rock?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
minerals
d)
metamorphic
15.
True or False:
A mineral is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.
A mineral is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What layer of the Earth are minerals found in?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
17.
What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are cemented?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
minerals
d)
metamorphic
18.
Which of the following is NOT a property that can be used to identify a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
weight
d)
hardness
19.
What type of rocks would I most likely see at the top of a volcano?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
minerals
20.
How could you determine the streak of a mineral?
a)
streak test
b)
balance test
c)
weight test
d)
scratch test
21.
Which of the following is a type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
All of the above
22.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
23.
What do we call the scientist who studies rocks?
a)
geologist
b)
rock scientist
c)
rockologist
d)
mineralogist
24.
Metamorphic rocks are existing rocks that have been changed into new rocks by _____.
a)
heat
b)
time
c)
pressure
d)
All of the above
25.
True or False:
The cleavage of a mineral is the way the mineral shines or reflects light.
The cleavage of a mineral is the way the mineral shines or reflects light.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The continuous series of change that rocks undergo is known as the _____.
a)
rock cycle
b)
water cycle
c)
hibernation
d)
metamorphisis
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