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WorksheetsMinerals
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
A mineral is a _______________, naturally occuring solid that has its own regular arrangement of particles in it.
a)
Living
b)
Nonliving
c)
Rock
d)
Small
2.
What objects does a scientist studying minerals look at?
a)
Soil and rocks
b)
Sky and clouds
c)
Ocean and trees
3.
What properties are used to identify minerals?
a)
Hardness, Luster, Color, Streak, Shape, Magnetism
b)
Diamond, Crystal, Topaz, Quartz, Apatite, Calcite
c)
Hardness, Luster, Color, Topaz, Talc, Fluorite
4.
The hardest mineral is the ______________.
a)
Diamond
b)
Corundum
c)
Topaz
d)
Calcite
5.
____________ describes how a mineral's surface reflects light.
a)
Hardness
b)
Luster
c)
Color
d)
Streak
6.
________________ is the color of a mineral in its powdered form.
a)
Streak
b)
Shape
c)
Magnetism
d)
Luster
7.
How does igneous rock form?
a)
Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
b)
When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
c)
Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.
8.
How does sedimentary rock form?
a)
Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
b)
When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
c)
Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.
9.
How does metamorphic rock form?
a)
Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
b)
When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
c)
Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.
10.
Rocks are constantly being formed and destroyed in a process called the _____________.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Cooling
c)
Melting
d)
Cementation
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