WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Inorganic, solid materials found in nature are called ___.
a)
minerals
b)
carbons
c)
matter
d)
lattices
2.
Two or more minerals generally go to make up a(n) ___.
a)
diamond
b)
rock
c)
fluid
d)
element
3.
Solid materials whose atoms have an orderly, repeating, pattern are called ___.
a)
rocks
b)
elements
c)
crystals
d)
lava
4.
Minerals that split into pieces with smooth planes are said to have ___.
a)
cleavage
b)
breakability
c)
mass
d)
value
5.
Minerals that break apart in jagged ways are said to have ____.
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
mass
d)
breakability
6.
If you want to find out what type of mineral a sample is, scrape it across a ___.
a)
rock
b)
streak plate
c)
litmus paper
d)
board
7.
A diamond is harder than almost anything else.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Talc can be scratched even with your fingernail.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Specific gravity compares the weight of a mineral with the weight of an equal volume of lead.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Silicates contain silicone.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A rare mineral that can be cut and polished is called a lodestone.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
If a mineral contains enough of a useful substance to be sold for profit, it is called an ore.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Melted rock flowing underground.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
intrustive rock
d)
extrusive rock
14.
Melted rock flowing on the Earth's surface.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
intrusive rock
d)
extrusive rock
15.
Forms when melted rock cools on Earth's surface.
a)
fissure
b)
intrusive rock
c)
extrusive rock
d)
magma
16.
Forms when melted rock cools below Earth's surface.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
intrusive rock
d)
extrusive rock
17.
A large crack in the Earth's surface.
a)
intrusive rock
b)
extrusive rock
c)
fissure
d)
lava
18.
Contains a useful substance.
a)
sediments
b)
organic rocks
c)
gem
d)
ore
19.
Rare, and can be cut and polished.
a)
sediment
b)
chemical rocks
c)
gems
d)
organic rocks
20.
Collects in layers to form a type of rock.
a)
sediment
b)
chemical rocks
c)
organic rocks
d)
ore
21.
Form out of once-living matter.
a)
sediments
b)
chemical rocks
c)
organic rocks
d)
gem
22.
Form when seawater evaporates.
a)
sediment
b)
chemical rocks
c)
organic rocks
d)
gem
23.
In Sample A mostly ___ rock.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
24.
In Sample B most likely ____ rock.
a)
igneous
b)
metamporphic
c)
sedimentary
25.
In Sample C most likely ____ rock.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
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