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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 6hrs 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of rock means "to change"?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
fossil
2.
What kind of rock is made from existing rock that is changed by heat and pressure.
a)
Intrusive
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Extrusive
3.
The way a mineral reflects light is called _________.
a)
Color
b)
luster
c)
streak
4.
Color of a minerals powder when it is rubbed on a tile is called _________.
a)
luster
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
5.
_______ rocks form when magma or lava cools and hardens.
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
d)
Oceanic
6.
Words such as metallic, non-metallic, shiny, and dull are words that describe what property of minerals?
a)
color
b)
streak
c)
luster
d)
hardness
7.
___________________ are scientists who study minerals.
a)
meterologists
b)
geologists
c)
zoologists
d)
biologists
8.
In what type of rock are you most likely to find a fossil?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
mineral
9.
What do all rocks have in common?
a)
They are the same size.
b)
They are the same shape.
c)
They are made of minerals.
d)
They are the same color.
10.
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are harder.
b)
Minerals are prettier.
c)
Rocks are made up of minerals.
d)
Minerals are nonliving and rocks are living.
11.
Using the Mohs Hardness Scale, which mineral is the hardest?
a)
quartz
b)
diamond
c)
talc
d)
pyrite
12.
Which of the following is NOT a property of a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
size
d)
streak
13.
Which rock is formed by heat and pressure?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
fossil
14.
What is a type of rock that is formed when layers of sediment harder over millions of years?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
fossil
15.
Rocks are grouped by how they...
a)
form
b)
change
c)
melt
d)
look
16.
How can a metamorphic rock become magma?
a)
pressure
b)
cooling
c)
melting
d)
hardening
17.
Heat helps form which types of rocks?
a)
igneous and metamorphic
b)
sedimentary and metamorphic
c)
igneous only
d)
sedimentary only
18.
A ______ mineral will scratch a ______ mineral.
a)
small, big
b)
soft, hard
c)
hard, soft
d)
big, small
19.
Fossils often last in sedimentary rocks because the rocks...
a)
are very hot
b)
are often near animals
c)
have layers that protect the fossil
d)
don't ever change
20.
What is the only mineral that can scratch a diamond?
a)
another diamond
b)
talc
c)
feldspar
d)
pyrite
21.
The Mohs scale for minerals is shown below. An unknown mineral can be scratched by topaz, but not by feldspar. According to the Mohs scale, which of the following best describes the hardness of the unknown mineral?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
22.
Which property of a mineral is most likely tested in this way?
a)
hardness
b)
streak
c)
color
d)
luster
23.
Which type of rock would this be?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
24.
When a volcano erupts, lava flows out from the top. What type of rock is formed as the lava cools?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
25.
Kendra has a mineral that she wants to identify. It is white in color, has a glassy luster, and has a hardness of 5. The table below shows some properties of selected minerals. Based on the information in the table, Kendra’s mineral is most similar to
a)
calcite
b)
florite
c)
apatite
d)
topaz
26.
Ricardo has an igneous rock in his rock collection.
Where did this rock most likely form?
Where did this rock most likely form?
a)
volcano
b)
forest floor
c)
coral reef
d)
at the bottom of a river
27.
Gavin has two rocks. Both rocks are made up entirely of the same mineral. What other property of his two rocks is most likely to be the same?
a)
size
b)
shape
c)
color
d)
weight
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