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WorksheetsDonze- Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the color of the powder that a mineral leaves when it is scratched across a special plate
a)
luster
b)
igneous
c)
streak
d)
mineral
2.
natural, non-living solid crystals that make up rocks
a)
mineral
b)
weathering
c)
fault
d)
streak
3.
property of minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces
a)
streak
b)
landform
c)
fault
d)
cleavage
4.
the way the surface of a mineral reflects light
a)
erosion
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
igneous
5.
rocks that form from molten rock
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
mineral
6.
how easily the surface of a mineral can be scratched
a)
weathering
b)
hardness
c)
streak
d)
fault
7.
any water that is underground
a)
weathering
b)
water cycle
c)
precipitation
d)
groundwater
8.
rocks that form when layers of sediment settle on top of one another and harden
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
landform
9.
any form of water that falls to earth
a)
water cycle
b)
groundwater
c)
precipitation
d)
erosion
10.
process of carrying away weathered bits of rock
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
mineral
d)
water cycle
11.
rocks that have changed as a result of heat and pressure
a)
metamorphic
b)
ingneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
mineral
12.
the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again
a)
groundwater
b)
water cycle
c)
erosion
d)
weathtering
13.
a break or crack in rocks where Earth's crust can move suddenly
a)
streak
b)
erosion
c)
landform
d)
fault
14.
a natural land feature on Earth's surface
a)
mineral
b)
erosion
c)
landform
d)
igneous
15.
the process of rocks in Earth's crust slowly being broken into smaller pieces
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
water cycle
d)
precipitation
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