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WorksheetsRocks & Minerals
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 18mins
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1.
Although cement, brick, steel, and glass all come from substances found in Earth’s crust, they are not classified as minerals because
a)
They are organic
b)
They are not naturally occurring
c)
They are too hard
d)
They have many uses
2.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
3.
The ratio of an objects mass to its volume is called
a)
Fluorescence
b)
Streak
c)
Ore
d)
Density
4.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
5.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
d)
Something that was once dead and is now alive
6.
A mineral breaks into pieces like the one shown in the picture. How would you describe this mineral's breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
7.
Which minerals would all scratch apatite?
a)
diamond, topaz, quartz
b)
quartz, calcite, gypsum
c)
fluorite, talc, calcite
d)
diamond, fluorite, corundum
8.
What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are made up of minerals.
b)
Minerals are made up of rocks.
c)
Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
d)
Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
9.
A scientist made an object in a lab that has a crystal structure and was solid. Why is the object not considered a mineral?
a)
It is a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is inorganic
d)
It has a crystalline structure
10.
Why is coal not considered a mineral?
a)
It is not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
11.
A student found a substance that he thought was a mineral. The substance fell out of the container and the liquid spilled all over the floor. Why is the substance not a mineral?
a)
It is not a mineral because it is man-made
b)
It is not a minerals because it is a liquid
c)
It is not a minerals because it is organic
d)
It is not a mineral because it is solid
12.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure is known as what?
a)
A Rock
b)
A Mineral
c)
A Non-Silicate Mineral
d)
A Foliated Metamorphic Rock
13.
Geologists in search of diamonds are often tricked by quartz because they have similar colors, luster, and textures. If they were to scratch the mineral on a tile and observe the color of its powder, they could determine if the mineral was really diamond. What property would they be testing for?
a)
Hardness
b)
Fracture
c)
Crystal Structure
d)
Streak
14.
What is the softest mineral known as?
a)
diamond
b)
talc
c)
graphite
d)
Corundum
15.
What does a 1 on the Mohs Hardness scale mean?
a)
The mineral is really hard
b)
The mineral is softer than glass
c)
The mineral is harder than a penny
d)
The mineral is softer than a fingernail
16.
The most obvious, but also least useful property when identifying minerals is?
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage
d)
Color
17.
How do minerals form?
a)
cooling of magma
b)
heat and pressure
c)
evaporation of liquids
d)
all of these
18.
How do you determine the density of a mineral?
a)
Calculate: D=M/V
b)
Calculate: D=V/M
c)
Calculate: D=M x V
d)
Calculate: D= V x M
19.
What property describes when a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way?
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture
20.
Rocks and minerals are considered to be solids. What does solid mean?
a)
Having a definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
Having an indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
Having an indefinite shape and definite volume
d)
Having a definite shape and definite volume
21.
What mineral is used for the lead in pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
22.
What will happen if an igneous rock is put under an extreme amount of heat and pressure?
a)
it will melt into lava
b)
it will weather and erode
c)
it will become a metamorphic rock
d)
it will become a sedimentary
23.
Which type of rock formation process would be most like stacking crackers and cheese and squishing them together?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rock
24.
Which type of rock formation process is most like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Organic Rock
25.
Wind blowing sediment through the air is an example of what?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Compaction
26.
List the following processes needed to make a sedimentary rock in order from first to last:
a)
weathering, erosion, cementation, deposition, compaction
b)
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
c)
deposition, compaction, weathering, erosion, cementation
d)
cementation, compaction, deposition, weathering, erosion
27.
What type of rock formation process would be most like a piece of candy that has melted, cooled and re-hardened?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Clastic Rock
28.
What is the process by which igneous rocks are formed?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
weathering and erosion
29.
The process of sediments "settling" out of wind or water is known as what?
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
compaction
d)
cementation
30.
What can be found in a sedimentary rock?
a)
rock fragments and sand
b)
minerals and shell
c)
fossils
d)
all of these choices
31.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
concrete
b)
magma
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
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