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WorksheetsMinerals and Rock Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Elements or compounds that make up the mineral.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Chemical composition
d)
Hardness
2.
The measure of how easily a mineral is scratched.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Chemical composition
d)
Hardness
3.
Composed of crystals, a solid geometric form that results from a repeating pattern.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Luster
c)
Crystalline Structure
d)
Matter
4.
Is not living and has never been alive.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Luster
c)
Crystalline Structure
d)
Matter
5.
The ability of a material to reflect.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Luster
c)
Crystalline Structure
d)
Matter
6.
Anything that has volume and mass.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Luster
c)
Crystalline Structure
d)
Matter
7.
A natural, inorganic, solid material that is made of crystals, and had a chemical composition.
a)
Mohs Hardness Scale
b)
Mineral
c)
Naturally Occuring
d)
Streak
8.
The color of the powder of a mineral left behind when it is scratched or ground up.
a)
Mohs Hardness Scale
b)
Mineral
c)
Naturally Occuring
d)
Streak
9.
Natural processes that occur on Earth and throughout the Universe.
a)
Mohs Hardness Scale
b)
Mineral
c)
Naturally Occuring
d)
Streak
10.
A rating system that compares the hardness of minerals based on their resistance to scratching.
a)
Mohs Hardness Scale
b)
Mineral
c)
Naturally Occuring
d)
Streak
11.
The sticking together of sediments caused by minerals growing around them.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediments
d)
Cementation
12.
The placing of sediments in a new location from where they are created.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediments
d)
Cementation
13.
The movement of sediments from one location to another by wind,water,ice, or gravity.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediments
d)
Cementation
14.
Small particles of weathered rock that is moved and deposited by wind,water,ice or gravity .
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediments
d)
Cementation
15.
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by physical and chemical forces.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediments
d)
Weathering
16.
Type of rock that is formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of that material.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
17.
A type of rock made of lava or magma and is formed by melting, cooling and crystallizing.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
18.
A type of rock that is made from existing rock that is formed under intense heat and pressure.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
19.
You observe a rock while outside near the park. What would be the next step in the Rock Cycle?
a)
melting
b)
pressure
c)
erosion
d)
crystallization
20.
The Rock Cycle...
a)
changes the Earth's surface.
b)
when broken down can form into another rock.
c)
provide material for the other classes of rock.
d)
All of these choices
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