WorksheetsMinerals and Rocks
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
These are created and found in soil, rocks, seashells, or deep in the earth...
a)
Minerals
b)
Crystals
2.
What is a mineral's ability to resist being scratched?
a)
density
b)
hardness
3.
When you describe a mineral as being shiny or dull, you are talking about its...
a)
cleavage
b)
luster
4.
What is the mark a mineral makes when it is rubbed across a hard plate?
a)
fracture
b)
streak
5.
This is a solid that has flat sides and edges that are arranged in a pattern that repeats to form a three-dimensional shape...
a)
element
b)
crystal
6.
As a rock moves through the rock cycle, forces inside the earth and on the earth's surface change the rock's...
a)
crystal
b)
form
c)
element
d)
index
7.
These kinds of fossils are the same type of fossils found in the same rock layer all over the world...
a)
compound
b)
streak
c)
crystal
d)
index
8.
Rocks that form when magma cools and hardens above or below the earth's surface are called...
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
fossil
d)
metamorphic
9.
What kind of rocks form when sediment compacts or cements in layers on the earth's surface without heat or pressure?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
cement
d)
metamorphic
10.
What kind of rocks form when heat and pressure change the structure, texture, and appearance of rocks?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
fossil
d)
sedimentary
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