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Rocks and Minerals Review 8R

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Igneous rocks form from

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Melting and Solidification

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Weathering and Erosion

2.

Sedimentary rocks form from

a)

Compaction and Cementation

b)

Melting and Solidifcation

c)

Weathering and Erosion

d)

Heat and Pressure

3.

Metamorphic rocks form from

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Melting and Solidification

4.

Sediments are formed from

a)

Compaction and Cementation

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Melting and Solification

d)

Heat and Pressure

5.

Sediments are

a)

Broken pieces of rock

b)

Crystals

c)

Air pockets

d)

Atoms

6.

Lava or Magma may lead to the creation of

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

7.

Sediments may lead to the creation of

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

8.

True or False: Any type of rock may become any other type of rock, according to the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

According to the reference table, what often precedes compaction and cementation?

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Deposition and Burial

c)

Magma

d)

Solidification

10.

How is magma created?

a)

By shattering an existing rock

b)

By melting an existing rock

c)

By compaction and cementation

d)

By intense pressure

11.

The color of a mineral in its powdered form

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Streak

d)

Luster

12.

The way in which light is reflected from the surface of a mineral

a)

Luster

b)

Streak

c)

Cleavage

d)

Fracture

13.

Which one of these characteristics is least helpful in identifying a mineral?

a)

Color

b)

Streak

c)

Luster

d)

Hardness

14.

What should be used to test the hardness of a mineral?

a)

A Streak Plate

b)

Glass

c)

Hydrochloric Acid

d)

Breaking It

15.

When a mineral breaks into smooth, flat sides.

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Luster

d)

Streak

16.

When a mineral breaks with rough, jagged edges.

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Metallic

d)

Non-Metallic

17.

A mineral's resistance to being scratched.

a)

Hardness

b)

Streak

c)

Luster

d)

Color

18.

Minerals that are easy to scratch will have

a)

A very low hardness

b)

A very high hardness

c)

Cleavage

d)

Fracture

19.

What can you use to determine a mineral's streak?

a)

Glass

b)

Breaking It

c)

Streak Plate

d)

Light

20.

What would not be an accurate description of a metallic mineral?

a)

Silver

b)

Rusty

c)

Gold

d)

Dull

21.

The hardest mineral is

a)

Talc

b)

Fluorite

c)

Diamond

d)

Pyrite

22.

A mineral must be

a)

Naturally Occurring, Solid, Inorganic, Definite Crystal Structure, Definite Chemical Composition

b)

Naturally Occurring, Solid, Organic, Definite Crystal Structure, Definite Chemical Composition

c)

Naturally Occurring, Solid, Inorganic Variable Crystal Structure, Variable Chemical Composition

d)

Man-made, Fluid, Organic, Variable Crystal Structure, Variable Chemical Composition

23.

On your reference table, which mineral is soft, non-metallic, cleavage, and does not have a streak?

a)

C

b)

N

c)

G

d)

E

24.

On your reference table, how could you describe Mineral J ?

a)

Metallic, Soft, Black Streak, Fracture

b)

Metallic, Hard, Black Streak, Fracture

c)

Non-Metallic, Soft, No Streak, Cleavage

d)

Non-Metallic, Hard, Black Streak, Cleavage

25.

This mineral is soft with a black streak. What mineral on the reference table is it?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

M

d)

I

26.

This mineral is soft with a yellow streak. On the reference table, which mineral is it?

a)

I

b)

M

c)

A

d)

E

27.

This mineral is hard with a black streak. On the reference table, which mineral is it?

a)

B

b)

F

c)

J

d)

N

28.

Minerals that scratch glass have

a)

A high hardness

b)

A low hardness

c)

Cleavage

d)

Fracture

29.

This mineral is soft with no streak. On the reference table, which mineral is it?

a)

K

b)

O

c)

G

d)

C

30.

What gives different minerals different properties?

a)

The internal arrangement of atoms

b)

How old the mineral is

c)

Where the mineral was found

d)

The quality of the mineral

31.

Rocks make up Earth's

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Celestial Sphere

32.

How are rocks classified?

a)

How they formed

b)

The minerals that are in them

c)

Where they are found

d)

How big or small they are

e)

Density

33.

Which is NOT a category of rock?

a)

Lithogramic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Metamorphic

34.

Which rocks are formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

35.

Molten rock found inside the Earth is known as

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

36.

Molten rock found on Earth's surface is known as

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

37.

Which characteristic does NOT describe igneous rocks?

a)

Glassy

b)

Large Crystals

c)

Small Crystals

d)

Gas Pockets

e)

Distorted Layers

38.

Igneous rocks with large crystals cooled

a)

Inside the Earth as magma

b)

At Earth's surface as lava

39.

Igneous rocks with small crystals, a glassy texture, or gas pockets form

a)

From lava at Earth's surface

b)

From magma inside the Earth

40.

What type of rock forms from sediments being compacted and cemented together?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

41.

What is the best environment for making sedimentary rocks?

a)

Shallow water

b)

A volcano

c)

A jungle

d)

In the Arctic

42.

The only type of rock that might contain fossils is

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

43.

If you can see or feel sediments inside a rock, it is classified as

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

44.

A rock that has been changed due to intense heat and pressure is known as

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

45.

What type of rock is most often found in mountains?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

46.

A rock with wavy, distorted layers or bands is considered

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

47.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

48.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

49.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

50.
a)

This is a sedimentary rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is an igneous rock

51.
a)

This is a sedimentary rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is an igneous rock

52.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

53.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

54.
a)

This is an igneous rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is a sedimentary rock

55.
a)

This is a sedimentary rock

b)

This is a metamorphic rock

c)

This is an igneous rock

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