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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
VR 1. The _____ of a mineral can be tested by scratching it.
a)
Color
b)
Hardness
c)
Luster
d)
Streak
2.
VR 2. The color that a mineral leaves on a tile is its _____.
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Streak
d)
Hardness
3.
VR 3. Rocks change from one type to another as they go through _____.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Streak
d)
Hardness
4.
VR 4. A(n) _____ is an element or compound found in Earth's crust.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Mineral
5.
VR 5. A mineral's _____ may be glassy, pearly, or metallic.
a)
Streak
b)
Color
c)
Luster
d)
Hardness
6.
VR 6. _____ forms from rocks that have been changed by heat, pressure, and chemical reactions.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Luster
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
7.
VR 7. A(n) _____ is a natural solid made of one or more minerals.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Mineral
c)
Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
8.
VR 8. Layers of sediments that are pressed together and cemented can form _____.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Rock Cycle
d)
Sedimentary Rock
9.
VR 9. Fool's gold (pyrite) and real gold have almost the same _____.
a)
Luster
b)
Color
c)
Streak
d)
Hardness
10.
VR 10. Hot liquid rock that cools and hardens forms _____.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Streak
11.
CR 1. Not all minerals are _____.
a)
Solids
b)
Formed Naturally
c)
Shiny
12.
CR 2. Mineral A is harder than Mineral B if A _____?
a)
Weighs more than B
b)
Scratches B
c)
Streaks B
13.
CR 3. Gold and pyrite (Fool's Gold) are different in _____.
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Streak
14.
CR 4. Two kinds of luster are _____.
a)
Shiny and Hard
b)
Metallic and Nonmetallic
c)
Yellow and Cube-Shaped
15.
CR 5. You test a mineral sample for streak by _____.
a)
Rubbing it on a white tile
b)
Breaking it
c)
Weighing it
16.
CR 6. On the Mohs scale of hardness, diamond has the _____.
a)
Lowest Number
b)
Darkest Streak
c)
Highest Number
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