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WorksheetsRocks, Minerals, Gems and a Fossil!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this gemstone?
a)
Ruby
b)
Emerald
c)
Obsidian
d)
Amethyst
2.
This fossil is sap that has hardened over a small insect. What is it?
a)
Silver
b)
Amber
c)
Emerald
d)
Coal
3.
What mineral is salt?
a)
quartz
b)
sulfur
c)
halite
d)
calcite
4.
Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Density
d)
Streak
5.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
6.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
7.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
8.
What mineral is this?
a)
Graphite
b)
Sulfur
c)
Quartz
9.
What mineral is aka as "Fool's Gold"? ?
a)
galena
b)
halite
c)
pyrite
10.
A mineral which contains a useful substance is call a/an?
a)
gem
b)
quarry
c)
ore
d)
rock
11.
This is also known as Volcanic glass.
a)
Limestone
b)
Sandstone
c)
Black Mirror
d)
Obsidian
12.
What is the name of this dark and igneous rock that forms the oceanic crust?
a)
shale
b)
slate
c)
basalt
d)
sandstone
13.
What is this rock that has large mineral crystals and makes up continental crust?
a)
granite
b)
conglomerate
c)
schist
d)
gneiss
14.
This is ?
a)
Obsidian
b)
Pumice
c)
Slate
d)
Marble
15.
What is the gem in this image?
a)
Ruby
b)
Halite
c)
Emerald
d)
Diamond
16.
These will be polished to be?
a)
Blue Sapphires
b)
Blue Emeralds
c)
Blue Diamond
d)
Blue Ruby
17.
This is ?
a)
Opal
b)
Turquoise
c)
Blue Sapphire
d)
Obsidian
18.
This is ?
a)
Pearl
b)
Opal
c)
Obsidian
d)
Coral
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