WorksheetsScience Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Unlike rocks, minerals
a)
are solid
b)
are not alive
c)
come in many colors
d)
are shaped like crystals
2.
Which of the following is true about all rocks?
a)
They are the same color.
b)
They are made of minerals.
c)
They are made of shells.
d)
They are the same shape.
3.
Joshua finds a rock on the side of a volcano. He looks at a small piece of the rock under the microscope. What does he probably see in the rock?
a)
Crystals of minerals
b)
Tiny sea plants
c)
Layers of soil
d)
Pieces of plastic
4.
How are rocks and minerals different?
a)
Minerals are made of rocks.
b)
Rocks are made of minerals.
c)
Rocks are solid, but minerals are not solid.
d)
Minerals are solid, but rocks are not solid.
5.
Astronauts have collected rocks from the Moon. These rocks are made of
a)
plants
b)
vitamins
c)
minerals
d)
plastic
6.
Chemicals mixed with rainwater can change rocks through which action?
a)
moving
b)
smashing
c)
dissolving
d)
grinding
7.
Diamonds can be used in machines because of?
a)
its shape
b)
its strength
c)
its shine
d)
its hardness
8.
Sandstone is created when layers of tiny grains of sediment harden. Why would sandstone be labeled a rock and not a mineral?
a)
Sandstone is formed by nature.
b)
It is made of several minerals.
c)
It is used in buildings.
d)
It erodes easily
9.
When identifying a mineral it is not good to concentrate on
a)
The color of the mineral
b)
The color of the mineral’s streak
c)
How hard the mineral is
d)
How much the mineral shines
10.
What is the Moh’s scale used for?
a)
To measure the color of minerals
b)
To measure the hardness of minerals
c)
To measure the size of minerals
d)
To measure the shape of minerals
11.
The softest mineral from the Mohs scale is
a)
a diamond
b)
talc
c)
quartz
d)
granite
12.
Minerals can be sorted by all the ways listed below except
a)
color
b)
size
c)
shape
d)
number of rocks it is made from
13.
Which of the following usually is not chosen as a characteristic of an igneous rock?
a)
hardened
b)
heated
c)
settled in layers
d)
melted
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