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WorksheetsRocks, Minerals, and Landforms
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
What landform is found in cold places, is a moving body of ice, and located in a very cold climate?
a)
snow
b)
earthquake
c)
volcano
d)
glacier
2.
What landform is found in cold places, is a moving body of ice, and located in a very cold climate?
a)
snow
b)
earthquake
c)
volcano
d)
glacier
3.
Rivers ( large moving water feature) empties into ___________.
a)
streams
b)
oceans/seas
c)
lakes
d)
ponds
4.
Water and wind are _____________
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
5.
Color is NOT used by scientists as a test because many minerals have the same color and some minerals are more than one color.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Magma is cold melted rock below the earth's surface.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Igneous rocks are made from hot magma.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
What fuel comes from inside the Earth?
a)
granite
b)
sandstone
c)
coal
d)
talc
9.
Tiny pieces of rock are called ______.
a)
magma
b)
sediment
c)
lava
10.
Dark with no light
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
11.
Limestone and sandstone are _____.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
12.
Earthquakes occur when ______
a)
movement occurs on the ground as the earth shifts
b)
buildings shake and make an earthquake form
c)
lava forces it to happen
d)
a storm creates it based on temperature
13.
Destruction can occur at the bottom of a slope when rock, sand, or soil drop down ( can be caused by water soaking into the ground). This rapid process is called a _____,
a)
landslide
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
14.
When cracks in rocks occur this is created by the slow process called _____.
a)
landslide
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
15.
When water and wind causes sand and soil to be carried away or washed away from their original location the slow process of ______ occurs.
a)
landslide
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
16.
Trees help stop wind and erosion.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
Lava hardens and builds a ____ after flowing out.
a)
volcanic mountain
b)
landslide
c)
valley
18.
An area of land surrounded by water
a)
plain
b)
canyon
c)
valley
d)
island
19.
In scientific research, to find solutions to an investigation, you should begin by _________
a)
testing/experimenting
b)
identify the problem
c)
discuss your results
20.
Dark soft soil that crumbles and is made up of dead (decayed)organisms is ______.
a)
humus
b)
clay
c)
silt
21.
Large grains, feels gritty
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
humus
22.
Type of rock that was once another type of rock
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
23.
Granite and Magma/lava are both examples of
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
igneous rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
24.
__________ are solid, formed in nature, have never been alive, and have properties by which they can be identified.
a)
plants
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
minerals
25.
The hardest mineral is _______
a)
talc
b)
quartz
c)
diamond
26.
______ can cause rocks and boulders to fall down hills/ mountains and causes water to flow downhill.
a)
lava
b)
gravity
c)
luster
d)
hardness
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