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WorksheetsRocks, Minerals, Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 5 properties used to identify a mineral are density, hardness, ___________, __________, and _____________.
a)
streak, luster, color
b)
cost, abundance, softness
c)
texture, taste, smell
2.
Scientists use 4 characteristics to classify rocks; how they are formed, mineral composition,_____________, and_________________.
a)
texture, color
b)
size, value
c)
geographic location, abundance
3.
When determining rock texture; we use grain size, shape, and ______________.
a)
pattern
b)
color
c)
composition
4.
______________ rocks are formed by high temperature and pressure.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
5.
_______________ rocks are formed by erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
6.
Which type of rock are you most likely to find a fossil? Metamorphic or Sedimentary
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
7.
_____________ rocks are formed by cooling magma or lava.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
8.
____________ minerals are not formed from materials that were once part of living things.
a)
Organic
b)
Crystal
c)
Inorganic
d)
True
9.
_____________ are the hardest natural material and therefore make good industrial tools.
a)
Pearls
b)
Alumininum
c)
Diamonds
d)
Quartz
10.
________ _______ is a rock that contains enough iron that it is mined and sold for a profit.
a)
Iron Ore
b)
Copper Ore
c)
Fools Gold
11.
New, ____________ rocks are formed at the center of a mid-ocean ridge and become older as they move away from the ridge.
a)
metamorphic
b)
young
c)
brittle
d)
sandy
12.
Igneous rocks go through weathering and erosion before becoming __________ rocks.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
13.
What tectonic feature would likely be the result of a continent to continent convergent boundary? ________________________
a)
Rift valley
b)
Mountain
c)
Tornado
d)
Trench
14.
True or False? Alfred Wegner’s theory of Continental Drift was well received, because he proved what force moved the continents.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
True or False? Harry Hess hypothesized that magma slowly leaked out of the center of the mid-ocean ridge because of convection in the mantle, causing sea-floor spreading.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
True or False? Earthquakes are most likely to occur on the middle of tectonic plates.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
_____ Boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
18.
________ boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
19.
______ boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
20.
What is the main cause for the movement of earth’s tectonic plates?
a)
crystals
b)
subduction
c)
convection currents
d)
trench
21.
What happens when one plate moves below another plate?
a)
crystals
b)
subduction
c)
convection currents
d)
plate tectonics
22.
What is the name given to a deep canyon on the ocean floor?
a)
cystals
b)
subduction
c)
convection currents
d)
trench
23.
Sea-floor spreading provides evidence for what process?
a)
crystals
b)
subduction
c)
convection currents
d)
plate tectonics
24.
Particles that line up in a repeating pattern are called ______________.
a)
crystals
b)
subduction
c)
convection currents
d)
plate tectonics
25.
Why are you most likely to find fossils in sedimentary rocks?
a)
because the other processes use high heat to form the rocks; fossils are destroyed
b)
because the minerals in sedimentary rocks are better at preserving fossils
c)
because more organisms died near sedimentary rock deposits
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