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WorksheetsEarth's resources
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Aluminum ore comes from this mineral?
a)
cinnabar
b)
hematite
c)
bauxite
d)
sphalerite
2.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Resources made from once living organisms
c)
Combination of different rocks
d)
Gas Stations
3.
A rock which contains a useful mineral is call a/an
a)
gem
b)
quarry
c)
ore
d)
alloy
4.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
5.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
6.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
7.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
8.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
9.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral?
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
10.
What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)
feldspar
b)
talc
c)
gypsum
d)
kaolinite
11.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
12.
What is a problem that is linked to the burning of fossil fuels?
a)
Global Warming
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar power panels
d)
none of the above
13.
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
solar energy
d)
gasoline
14.
Where does crude oil come from?
a)
Earth
b)
Air
c)
Sea
d)
Living things
15.
In the rock cycle, what happens to a metamorphic rock deep in the Earth's crust when it is exposed to extreme heat and pressure
a)
it cools to form an igneous rock
b)
compaction/cementation to form a sedimentary rock
c)
melts into magma
d)
it breaks down into sediments
16.
How are ROCKS classified?
a)
By how they look
b)
By how they feel
c)
By how they form
d)
By how they smell
17.
Minerals that are mined because they contain useful metals or nonmetals are called
a)
rocks
b)
fossil fuels
c)
chemicals
d)
ores
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