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Worksheetsminerals and rock
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
a)
minerals
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
plants
2.
forms where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in thick layers.
a)
organic rock
b)
chemical rock
c)
sedimentary rock
3.
a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
a)
both of them
b)
none of them
c)
basalt
d)
mineral
4.
a mineral ability to split easily along flat surfaces.
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
none of them
d)
both of them
5.
how a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
none of them
d)
both of them
6.
igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface.
a)
organic rock
b)
chemical rock
c)
intrusive rock
d)
extrusive rock
7.
is the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it.
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
depostion
d)
weathering
8.
the process that presses sediments together.
a)
pressure
b)
cementation
c)
force
d)
compaction
9.
is the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together.
a)
sediment
b)
compaction
c)
cementation
d)
chemical rock
10.
when minerals that are dissolved in solution crystallize.
a)
chemical rock
b)
organic rock
c)
clastic rock
11.
Most of these types of rocks are formed through a series of processes: erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
a)
nonfoliated
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
Sedimentary Rocks
12.
What is one of the most common igneous rocks on Earth?
a)
Granite
b)
basalt
c)
silca
13.
a scale that ranks ten minerals from softest to hardest.
a)
mohs hardness scale
b)
mohs scale
c)
scale
d)
measuring cup
14.
the look and feel of the rock's surface.
a)
Size
b)
pattern
c)
texture
d)
Grain
15.
forms from the cooling magma or lava.
a)
igneous rock
b)
mohs hardness scale
c)
metamorphic
16.
igneous rock that formed when magma hardened beneath Earth's surface.
a)
intrusive rock
b)
extrusive rock
17.
a material formed from oxygen and silicon. Most Earth's minerals contain this material.
a)
heat and pressure
b)
granite
c)
basalt
d)
silca
18.
the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil.
a)
sediment
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
19.
What are the three major groups of sedimentary rocks?
a)
clastic rocks, organic rocks, and chemical rocks
b)
Mineral composition, color, and texture
c)
size, shape, and pattern
20.
This describes a type of metamorphic rock that does not split into layers. The mineral grains in these rocks are arranged randomly. Examples include, marble and quartzite.
a)
Foliated Rock
b)
Nonfoliated Rocks
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