WorksheetsMinerals & Rocks CMS
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rocks are made of ________.
a)
dead animals
b)
dirt
c)
corn
d)
minerals
2.
Rocks have __________ mineral(s).
a)
one
b)
two
c)
one or more
d)
three
3.
What is a naturally formed, inorganic solid that forms crystals and is always made of the same element?
a)
compound
b)
mineral
c)
atom
d)
element
4.
Which word below means not alive, now or ever?
a)
organic
b)
dead
c)
extinct
d)
inorganic
5.
The definition of a mineral does NOT include:
a)
crystalline structure
b)
solid
c)
organic
d)
natural
6.
Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Density
d)
Streak
7.
The mineral in the picture has a ____________ luster.
a)
Nonmetallic
b)
Metallic
c)
Pearly
d)
Earthy
8.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
9.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Heaviness
d)
Density
10.
_________ is how easily something can be scratched.
a)
specific gravity
b)
luster
c)
hardness
11.
___________ is the color of powdered mineral.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Fracture
12.
Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.
a)
physical properties
b)
name
c)
location
13.
Physical properties of minerals such as color, hardness, luster, and streak are used to determine what about a mineral?
a)
Identity
b)
Mass
c)
Age
d)
Location
14.
Igneous rock forms in regions where –
a)
rock is heated to melting point then cooled to a solid.
b)
metallic minerals are put under extreme pressure.
c)
a river deposits sand and mud over a long time.
d)
evidence of organisms is becoming fossilized.
15.
What is the primary process that turns sediments into sedimentary rocks?
a)
Organisms walking on layers of sediment, pressing particles together tightly
b)
Minerals within sediment, absorbing water, and undergoing a chemical reaction
c)
Upper layers of sediment, pressing down on lower layers of deposited sediment
d)
Magma cooling under the surface of Earth, crystallizing to form rock
16.
Metamorphic rocks are different from igneous and sedimentary rocks in that metamorphic rocks form -
a)
when liquid rock freezes into a solid.
b)
by magma rising from Earth’s core.
c)
from existing rock that has been changed.
d)
by layering minerals of different sizes.
17.
Scientists classify igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
rocks based on their –
rocks based on their –
a)
shape.
b)
color.
c)
formation.
d)
usefulness.
18.
What are the three types of rocks?
a)
Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Mineral
b)
Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Igneous
c)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Compaction
d)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
19.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a specific chemical formula and repeating three dimensional structure.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
inorganic
d)
Compaction
20.
The remains of living things that died long ago are often found in what type of rock?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
all rocks
21.
The cooled and hardened magma from volcanoes form what rocks?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
fossils
22.
What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether or not it scratches other minerals?
a)
cleavage
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
streak
23.
The earth is made up of mostly ...
a)
sand
b)
fossils and soil
c)
rocks
d)
grass
24.
Rocks come in many different characteristics like...
a)
color
b)
shape
c)
texture
d)
all of these
25.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
26.
What two processes make sediment?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering & Erosion
27.
Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sediment that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
28.
What is the rock cycle?
a)
molten rock that is stored underground.
b)
rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
c)
a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.
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