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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
In the rock cycle, the cooling of magma forms what?
a)
metamorphic rocks
b)
igneous rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
sediments
2.
weathering of all three types of rocks forms what?
a)
sediments
b)
magma
c)
volcanoes
d)
layers
3.
sedimentary rocks make up about what percent of rocks at the surface of earth?
a)
15
b)
25
c)
50
d)
75
4.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
5.
When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____
a)
Texture
b)
Composition
c)
Sedimentation
d)
Igneous-ness
6.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
7.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
8.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
9.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
10.
This is the arrangement of layers in a sedimentary rock
a)
metamorphism
b)
erosion
c)
sediments
d)
stratification
11.
This is NOT a process that creates metamorphic rocks
a)
heat
b)
running water
c)
pressure
12.
sediments form into sedimentary rocks by the process of
a)
heat and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
cooling and crystallizing
d)
melting
13.
metamorphic rocks can become magma by the process of
a)
cooling and crystallization
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
melting
14.
Magma turns into igneous rocks by the process of
a)
cooling and crystallization
b)
heat and pressure
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
melting
15.
When a marine or water environment rich in clay dries out, these features may form
a)
mud cracks
b)
ripple marks
c)
geodes
d)
nodules
16.
This type of rock is important to Lebanon County and is made of Calcium Carbonate
a)
shale
b)
limestone
c)
coal
d)
conglomerate
17.
Spheres of silica filled with crystals are called
a)
mud cracks
b)
ripple marks
c)
geodes
d)
nodules
18.
These are the remains or impressions of life from another geologic age.
a)
mud cracks
b)
ripple marks
c)
fossils
d)
nodules
19.
which is NOT true for something to be a mineral?
a)
solid
b)
occurs naturally
c)
organic
d)
has a definite chemical composition
20.
how do minerals form?
a)
cooling of magma
b)
heat and pressure
c)
evaporation of liquids
d)
all of these
21.
The majority of minerals in Earth's crust are part of this family
a)
iron ores
b)
carbonates
c)
silicates
d)
oxides
22.
which is NOT a mineral?
a)
quartz
b)
silver
c)
seashells
d)
diamond
23.
which type of rock is best for fossil hunting?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
24.
what does it mean if a mineral has a hardness of 1?
a)
it is hard
b)
it is soft
c)
you can scratch it with your fingernail
d)
it is soft and you can scratch it with your fingernail
25.
a mineral's resistance to being scratched is its
a)
growth habit
b)
hardness
c)
luster
d)
streak
26.
Moh's scale measures?
a)
hardness of minerals
b)
luster of minerals
c)
streak of rocks
d)
specific gravity
27.
What is the hardest mineral?
a)
corundum
b)
diamond
c)
quartz
d)
talc
28.
The color of a mineral's powder is called
a)
color
b)
luster
c)
streak
d)
specific gravity
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