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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter is a….
a)
Mineral
b)
Rock
2.
A naturally formed, inorganic, solid, with a fixed chemical composition, and crystalline structure….
a)
Rock
b)
Mineral
3.
Earth scientist classifies the three main types of rock into smaller groups according to ……
a)
Composition
b)
Texture
c)
Formation
d)
All the Above
4.
What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale?
a)
Diamond
b)
Topaz
c)
Talc
d)
Gypsum
5.
Which mineral is the most resistant to scratching on the Mohs Hardness Scale?
a)
Fluorite
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Gypsum
6.
A fossil is NOT inorganic because...
a)
It is not vitreous
b)
It was once alive
c)
It is not hard
d)
It was man-made
7.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that defines a mineral?
a)
Inorganic solid
b)
Color
c)
Crystalline system
d)
Fixed chemical formula
8.
Which of the following substances is a mineral?
a)
coal, forms from living things
b)
fluorite, crystalline solid with a chemical formula
c)
obsidian, volcanic rock
d)
brass, metal made by humans
9.
Rocks are made of minerals. Minerals are not made of rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Quartz is found in many different kinds of rock, including obsidian, marble, and sandstone. Based on this information, quartz is a…..
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Mineral
11.
Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?
a)
They are liquids
b)
They are formed in nature
c)
They are inorganic
d)
They have a crystalline structure
12.
What kind of texture does igneous rock have when magma cools slowly inside the Earth
a)
Coarse-Grained
b)
Large-Grained
c)
Fine-Grained
d)
Medium-Grained
13.
What kind of rock is formed from lava that cools quickly on the Earth’s surface
a)
organic sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
14.
What do scientists call an igneous rock that is formed when magma cools below the Earth’s surface or inside the Earth
a)
extrusive igneous rock
b)
intrusive igneous rock
c)
eruptive rock
15.
What is the grain (texture) of igneous rock formed when lava cools quickly
a)
fine-grained
b)
coarse-grained
16.
What does all igneous rock begin as or starts as
a)
crystals
b)
magma
c)
fissures
17.
The sizes, shapes, and positions of the mineral grains (crystals) of a rock determine the rock's
a)
texture
b)
luster
c)
streak
18.
Igneous rocks forms when
a)
minerals crystallize from a solution
b)
magma cools and solidifies
c)
sand grains are cemented together
19.
The process by which sediment settle (dropping of sediments) out of the water or wind is called:
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
20.
The process that presses sediments together is called
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
compaction
d)
cementation
21.
The process in which running water or wind loosens sediment and carries (transports/moves) it
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
compaction
22.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediments together is called
a)
cementation
b)
deposition
c)
compaction
d)
weathering
23.
The process that breaks down rock into sediments at Earth’s surface-caused by rain, wind, glaciers, chemical actions, plants, gravity or differences in temperature (heat).
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
24.
What are strata
a)
fossils in sedimentary rock
b)
minerals crystallized out of a solution
c)
layers of sedimentary rock
25.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made from dissolved minerals (they crystallize out of solution)?
a)
organic
b)
chemical
c)
clastic
26.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made from the remains of plants and animals (fossils)?
a)
organic
b)
chemical
c)
clastic
27.
What is the process called in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers?
a)
weathering
b)
stratification
c)
erosion
28.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rock cemented together with calcite or quartz?
a)
organic
b)
chemical
c)
clastic
29.
When sedimentary rock or igneous rock is exposed to heat and pressure, what does it change into
a)
magma
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
metamorphic rock
30.
When sedimentary rock or igneous rock is exposed to heat and pressure deep in the Earth, what does it change into
a)
magma
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
metamorphic rock
31.
What has to increase for metamorphism to occur
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
temperature (heat) and pressure
c)
cooling and solidification
d)
compaction and cementation
32.
The process in which rocks change shape due to force placed on the rock by moving tectonic plates is called
a)
deformation
b)
deposition
c)
composition
d)
foliation
33.
A metamorphic rock whose mineral grains are NOT formed in bands or layers is called
a)
foliated metamorphic rock
b)
nonfoliated metamorphic rock
34.
A metamorphic rock whose mineral grains are arranged in bands or layers is called
a)
foliated metamorphic rock
b)
nonfoliated metamorphic rock
35.
According to the Law of Superposition, in an undisturbed layers of rock older rocks are found beneath younger layer of rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What process brings rock to Earth's surface, where they can be weathered and eroded?
a)
deformation
b)
uplift
c)
stress
d)
fissure
37.
Which types of rock can change into metamorphic rock?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
all types of rock
38.
What process changes sedimentary rock into magma?
a)
cooling and solidification
b)
heat and pressure
c)
melting
d)
compaction and cementation
39.
What process changes igneous rock into sedimentary rock?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
cooling and solidification
c)
compaction and cementation
40.
What process changes all rocks to sediments.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
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