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Worksheets3rd grade science Chapter 2- minerals, rocks and soils of GA
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Rock that was once melted and then cooled and hardened is called _____________?
a)
rock
b)
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c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
2.
A naturally formed solid made of one or more minerals is a _____________.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
soil
d)
clay
3.
Rock formed from material that has settled into layers is called _____________.
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
minerals
4.
An object that is solid, formed in nature, and has never been alive is called a __________.
a)
rock
b)
topaz
c)
mineral
d)
clay
5.
Color left behind by a mineral when it is rubbed against a rough white tile is called ___________.
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
metallic
d)
hardness
6.
What mineral property can be identified by the Mohs scale?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
color
7.
What type of rock is formed when a volcano explodes?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
sandstone
8.
What does this picture show?
a)
how sediments build up
b)
the rock cycle
c)
types of soil
d)
igneous rock
9.
Which is NOT a property of a mineral?
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
streak
d)
temperature
10.
What is the process that moves pieces of rock and soil?
a)
erosion
b)
delta
c)
mudslide
d)
weathering
11.
What four things make up soil?
a)
water, sand, dirt, and seeds
b)
fossils, humus, water, and dirt
c)
air, grain, dirt, and tiny pieces of rock
d)
water, air, humus, and tiny pieces of rock
12.
What type of soil is made up of powdery grains of rock?
a)
humus
b)
loam
c)
clay
d)
sand
13.
What type of soil is found on may farms?
a)
clay
b)
dirt
c)
loam
d)
rocks
14.
What caused the rocks shown below to get their shape?
a)
heat
b)
cold
cold
cold
c)
sun and water
sun and water
sun and water
d)
wind and water
wind and water
wind and water
15.
Which list is in order from largest to smallest grains?
a)
clay, sand, silt
b)
clay, silt, sand
c)
sand, clay, silt
d)
sand, silt, clay
16.
Which process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces?
a)
weathering
b)
melting
c)
erosion
d)
freezing
17.
Which of the following are in order from the hardest to the softest?
a)
calcite, fluorite, feldspar, diamond
b)
diamond, topaz, quartz, flourite
c)
talc, diamond, quartz, corundum
d)
apatite, talc, diamond, topaz
18.
If I keep a rock in my closet for 6 months will it change to metamorphic rock?
a)
Yes, because it will get hot in the closet
b)
No, it takes a lot of pressure and heat to change an igneous rock into a metamorphic rock
c)
Yes, I can put something on top of it and it will change.
19.
Explain why the Appalachian mountains are low and rounded and the rocky mountains are tall, sharp and pointy.
a)
The Appalachian mountains are just that way because that's the way they were formed.
b)
The Appalachian mountains are older than the Rocky mountains so over millions of years they have been weathered and eroded. This make them low with rounded tops.
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