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WorksheetsRocks & Minerals 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
The top layer of sediments in a sedimentary rocks is...
a)
The newest and youngest layer.
b)
The oldest layer.
c)
The only layer that is made from pebbles.
d)
The second layer of sediments.
2.
If an igneous rock cools off slowly UNDERNEATH the Earth's surface, then its mineral crystals will be...
a)
Small mineral crystals that you can barely see.
b)
Large crystals that are easy to see.
c)
No crystals, it will have bits of plant and bones.
d)
No crystals, it will contain sand.
3.
Which of the following are associated with volcanoes?
a)
Sediments and soil
b)
Crystals and sand
c)
Magma and lava
d)
Mica and granite
4.
Which of the following is technically not a sediment?
a)
Bits of sand
b)
Crushed pieces of bone
c)
Shells
d)
Tiny pieces of dried leaves
5.
The way a mineral splits is called?
a)
hardness
b)
layers
c)
bands
d)
cleavage
6.
How does an intrusive igneous rock form?
a)
The deep ocean cools and hardens the rock.
b)
The rock cools and hardens deep below Earth's surface.
c)
The rock cools on land after a volcano erupts.
d)
The air cools the rock on land when lava flows down a volcano.
7.
The way a mineral reflects light describes which of the following?
a)
Cleavage
b)
Streak
c)
Luster
d)
Hardness
8.
Which of the following words relates to sedimentary rocks?
a)
Magma
b)
Cement
c)
Luster
d)
Heat
9.
How does an intrusive igneous rock form?
a)
The deep ocean cools and hardens the rock.
b)
The rock cools and hardens deep below Earth's surface.
c)
The rock cools on land after a volcano erupts.
d)
The air cools the rock on land when lava flows down a volcano.
10.
the size of the grains or crystals in the rock
a)
color
b)
streak
c)
texture
d)
luster
11.
the color that results when a rock is rubbed against a tile
a)
hardness
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
texture
12.
measured using Moh's Scale, which orders ten minerals from softest to hardest
a)
minerals
b)
rocks
c)
hardness
d)
color
13.
made up of a combination of minerals
a)
minerals
b)
rocks
c)
hardness
d)
color
14.
formed from sediments that are deposited, compacted, and cemented together over time
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
foliated
15.
means "changed in form" - rock that has been changed by heat, pressure, or both
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
intrusive
16.
metamorphic rocks that form with layers or bands
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
c)
foliated
d)
non-foliated
17.
the process that presses sediments together
a)
sediments
b)
cementation
c)
compaction
d)
clastic
18.
running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments under high pressure
a)
cementation
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
clastic
19.
during compaction, the process that causes sediments to stick together
a)
compaction
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
cementation
20.
solid rock that makes up the Moon's and Earth's outermost layers
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
clouds
21.
Person that studies rocks and minerals
a)
Rock Band
b)
lead singer
c)
Justin Beiber
d)
geologist
22.
The molten, fluid rock that comes out of a volcano or volcanic vent
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
depostion
d)
water
23.
molten material beneath or within the Earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
deposition
d)
water
24.
an underground cavity containing molten rock, esp. below a volcano; also called a magma reservoir
a)
deposition
b)
Moh's Scale
c)
streak plate
d)
magma chamber
25.
the layer of rock lying below the crust
a)
inner core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
outer core
26.
a plate used for testing a mineral's color
a)
crystal
b)
porcelain
c)
streak plate
d)
metal
27.
to discolor, disintegrate, or affect injuriously, as by the effects of weather
a)
erosion
b)
texture
c)
weathering
d)
magma chamber
28.
naturally occurring substances that are neither plants nor animals. Each has its own chemical composition
a)
Rocks
b)
minerals
c)
hardness
d)
color
29.
the center layer of Earth
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
clouds
30.
In which type of the following rocks can you find a fossil
a)
limestone
b)
granite
c)
basalt
d)
magma
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