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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3570secs
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Class
Date
1.
In order to be called a mineral, a substance must have which of the following?
a)
Definite chemical composition
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Luster
2.
Which of the following is NOT a property a mineral must have to be called a mineral
a)
Solid
b)
Inorganic
c)
Crystal structure
d)
Hardness
3.
When a mineral breaks along flat, even plains it is said to have the characteristic of
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Luster
4.
In order for a substance to be called a mineral, it must be inorganic. What does this mean?
a)
Made up of once living organisms
b)
Breaks irregurlarly
c)
Not made up of once living organisms
5.
The color of a minerals powder is called its
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
color
d)
crystal system
6.
Earthy, waxy, pearly, metallic, and glassy are all words used to describe a minerals
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
color
d)
crystal system
7.
What is the hardest mineral on Earth?
a)
talc
b)
diamond
c)
ruby
d)
topaz
8.
Minerals sometimes have special properties. Which of the following is NOT a special property a mineral may have.
a)
Magnetism
b)
Fluorescence
c)
Smell
d)
Sound
9.
A mineral is
a)
a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
b)
an inorganic, solid, that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
c)
a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, that has a definite chemical composition.
d)
a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, that has a crystal structure.
10.
The term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface is
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fluorescence
11.
Over time, coral buried by sediments can turn into
a)
granite
b)
limestone
c)
coal
d)
atolls
12.
The texture of a metamorphic rock that has grains arranged in parallel layers is described as
a)
foliated
b)
jagged grained
c)
coarse grained
d)
nonfoliated
13.
Metamorphic rock is classified according to
a)
the exterior color of the rock
b)
the overall shape of the rock
c)
the arrangement of grains that make up the rock
d)
the degree of hardness of the rock
14.
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
deposition
d)
erosion
15.
A sedimentary rock made up of rounded fragments of other rocks is called
a)
shale
b)
sandstone
c)
breccia
d)
conglomerate
16.
Chalk formed from sediments made of skeletons of microscopic living things in the ocean is a
a)
clastic rock
b)
organic rock
c)
chemical rock
d)
igneous rock
17.
The softest mineral on the Moh's Hardness Scale is
a)
quartz
b)
talc
c)
gypsum
d)
apatite
18.
Although cement, brick, steel, and glass all come from substances found in Earth's crust, they are NOT classified as minerals because
a)
they are organic
b)
they are not naturally occuring
c)
the are too hard
d)
they have many uses
19.
Rock that forms from the cooling of magma or lava is called
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
20.
Minerals may form on Earth's surface when
a)
magma heats a solution
b)
crystallization is delayed
c)
solution evaporate
d)
pure metals are present
21.
The color of a mineral's powder is called
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
specific gravity
d)
hardness
22.
A mineral that breaks easily along a flat surface is known to have
a)
luster
b)
crystal
c)
fracture
d)
cleavage
23.
The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a(n)
a)
crystal
b)
element
c)
compound
d)
rock
24.
What step in the rock cycle would be required to change granite into sandstone?
a)
dissolved calcite in ocean water cements granite sediment together
b)
lave flows melt the granite sediment
c)
pieces of the granite melt when they return to the mantle by subduction
d)
weathering and erosion slowly change the granite to particles of sediment
25.
Put the steps of sedimentary rock formation in order from first to last.
a)
deposition, erosion, compaction, cementation
b)
erosion, cementation, compaction, deposition
c)
erosion, compaction, deposition, cementation
d)
erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
26.
Heat and pressure followed by the melting and cooling of rock forms what rock type?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphinc
27.
The step that changes an igneous rock into a metamorphic rock is
a)
melting
b)
erosion
c)
heat and pressure
d)
deposition
28.
Which of the following is a felsic mineral?
a)
olivine
b)
biotite
c)
pyroxene
d)
muscovite
29.
What is this rock?
a)
sandstone
b)
conglomerate
c)
breccia
d)
limestone
30.
What is this rock?
a)
basalt
b)
granite
c)
gneiss
d)
quartz
31.
What is this mineral?
a)
sulfur
b)
pyrite
c)
muscovite
d)
apatite
32.
If you break a mineral into tiny pieces, each piece would
a)
still show the same crystal structure
b)
have a different shape
c)
be roughly the same size
d)
be metallic
33.
Which of the following is NOT one of the possible stages of the rock cycle?
a)
volcanic activity
b)
erosion
c)
smelting
d)
melting
34.
A series of processes on Earth's surface that slowly changes rock from on kind to another is
a)
erosion
b)
metamorphism
c)
the rock cycle
d)
crystallization
35.
To describe a rock's texture geologists determine
a)
the grain size
b)
the grain shape
c)
the grain pattern
d)
all of these
36.
How does shale form?
a)
Water deposits clay in thin, flat layers
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
cooling magma
d)
Slate is pressed and heated
37.
What is a rock?
a)
large crystals
b)
a mixture of minerals and other materials
c)
small crystals
d)
a compound of several elements
38.
Using the picture, which layer or feature is the youngest?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
A
39.
Using the picture, which layer is the oldest?
a)
C
b)
B
c)
A
d)
E
40.
If a rock has large crystals, what can you assume about the formation of that rock?
a)
It cooled slowly underground
b)
It cooled quickly underground
c)
It cooled slowly on the surface
d)
It cooled quickly on the surface
41.
Igneous rocks that form quickly on the Earth's surface are said to be
a)
Intrusive
b)
Lava
c)
Extrusive
d)
Granite
42.
If you find seashells in a rock, you know it is
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
oceanic
43.
What size grains does this rock have?
a)
fine
b)
coarse
c)
no visible grain
44.
What size grains does this rock have?
a)
fine
b)
course
c)
no visible grain
45.
What is the grain pattern for this rock?
a)
banded
b)
nonbanded
46.
What type of rock is this?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
47.
What step of the rock cycle is required to change metamorphic rock into magma or lava?
a)
Melting
b)
Cooling
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
erosion
48.
What step of the rock cycle is required to turn sediments into a sedimentary rock?
a)
Cooling
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
Lithification
d)
Melting
49.
How does granite form?
a)
Lava cools slowly underground
b)
Magma cools slowly underground
c)
Lava cools slowly on the surface
d)
Magma cools slowly on the surface
50.
What is the difference between conglomerate and breccia?
a)
Conglomerate has jagged fragments, breccia has rounded
b)
Conglomerate forms faster
c)
Conglomerate has rounded fragments, breccia has jagged
d)
Breccia forms from rock particles, Conglomerate forms from shells
51.
What is this rock? Hint:shells are in the rock
a)
Conglomerate
b)
Breccia
c)
Limestone
52.
What is this rock?
a)
Conglomerate
b)
Breccia
c)
Limestone
53.
What is this rock?
a)
Obsidian
b)
Granite
c)
Basalt
54.
What is this rock?
a)
Obsidian
b)
Granite
c)
Basalt
55.
What is this rock?
a)
Obsidian
b)
Granite
c)
Basalt
56.
What is this mineral? Hint: it has cleavage
a)
Mica
b)
Graphite
c)
Sulfur
57.
What is this mineral? Hint: it writes
a)
Sulfur
b)
Mica
c)
Graphite
58.
What processes are involved in lithificaiton?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
erosion and deposition
d)
melting and cooling
59.
What processes are involved with metamorphism?
a)
erosion and deposition
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
heat and pressure
d)
melting and cooling
60.
When seas or lakes evaporate, this type of sedimentary rock can form.
a)
Organic
b)
Clastic
c)
Chemical
d)
Sedimentary
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