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WorksheetsGeology Unit 1A Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If a rock has _______________ that means that it is shiny.
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Hardness
d)
atomic structure
2.
A __________________ is a nonliving substance found in nature that has the same appearance throughout.
a)
Mineral
b)
atom
c)
lava
d)
magma
3.
There are four layers that make up the sphere that we know as Earth. The different layers possess certain characteristic that help scientists to distinguish between them. What is the outer most layer of the Earth called?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
4.
The composition of the Earth’s layers is similar to that of a hard-boiled egg. There is the outermost, rigid layer (the egg shell), the layer of slowly flowing rock in the mantle (the egg white), the liquid layer of the core(the thin part around the egg yolk), the solid layer of the core (the egg yolk), and the strong, lower part of the mantle. There are certain elements that are found in each layer. Based on this information, which of the following elements is probably the LEAST dense?
a)
Nickel
b)
Iron
c)
Magnesium
d)
oxygen
5.
The thickest layer of the Earth is the
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
6.
From lowest to highest temperature, which is the correct order of Earth’s layers?
a)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
b)
mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
7.
What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are made up of minerals.
b)
Minerals are made up of rocks
c)
Rocks are one of the surfaces of the Earth and minerals are underground.
d)
Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
8.
Which is TRUE about all minerals? They all have the same texture. They are all the same size and shape. They can be identified by their properties. They can be identified by their color only.
a)
They all have the same texture
b)
They are all the same size and shape
c)
They can be identified by their properties
d)
They can be identified by their colors only.
9.
Mr. Smith did a demonstration with his class to begin their study of rocks and minerals. He explained that the cookie was like a rock. Like a cookie, a rock is made up of different elements as a cookie is made up of different ingredients. Then, he broke the cookie to remove some of the chocolate chips. What did the chocolate chips represent?
a)
Fossils
b)
Gems
c)
Minerals
d)
Rocks
10.
A student is trying to identify a mineral that has a nonmetallic luster and is black. It can also be scratched with a fingernail. According to the mineral reference sheet, the unidentified mineral is MOST likely ?
a)
Mica
b)
Magnetite
c)
Hornblende
d)
quartz
11.
Use the diagram to answer this question.
Bill continued to look in his backyard and he found these four different rocks. What can he conclude about the four rocks he found?
Bill continued to look in his backyard and he found these four different rocks. What can he conclude about the four rocks he found?
a)
They all weigh the same.
b)
They all have the same shape.
c)
They all have the same texture.
d)
hey are all made up of minerals.
12.
A rock is usually made up of one or more _______.
a)
Fossils
b)
minerals
c)
sands
d)
soils
13.
Which is a TRUE statement about rocks and minerals?
a)
Minerals are made of one or more rocks.
b)
Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
c)
Rocks are living thing and minerals are nonliving.
d)
Minerals are living things and rocks are nonliving.
14.
While walking in his backyard, Bill picked up an object that he found. When he dropped it, it broke. He noticed that there were crystals inside. Based on Bill’s knowledge of rocks and minerals and their composition, what can Bill infer about the object he found?
a)
A. The object he found was a rock and the crystals inside are minerals.
b)
A. The object he found was a mineral and the crystals inside are rocks.
c)
A. The object he found was a rock and the crystals inside are rocks, too.
d)
A. The object he found was a mineral and the crystals inside are made of dirt.
15.
_____________________________ is formed from either fine grains of sediments combining together, water evaporating and leaving a mineral behind, or compressed buried remains of plants or animals.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Minerals
16.
______________________ is molten rock deep within the Earth’s crust.
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
c)
minerals
d)
rocks
17.
____________________________ is formed from molten magma from deep within the Earth or from lava on the Earth’s surface.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
18.
Rocks that are formed from other rocks because of heat and pressure deep within the Earth are ________________________________.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
19.
A mineral’s _____________________ determines how easily it can be scratched by various objects.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Hardness
d)
Crystal
20.
____________________ is hot melted rock that comes out of an erupting volcano or a crack in the Earth’s surface.
a)
Magma
b)
Minerals
c)
Lava
d)
Crystals
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