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Rocks and minerals

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a type of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

metallic

2.

When rocks are changed from heat or pressure they become

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

minerals

3.

Sedimentary rocks can be classified as all of the following except

a)

clastic

b)

chemical

c)

organic

d)

felsic

4.

A mineral MUST meet all of the following characteristics except

a)

naturally occuring

b)

crystalline structure

c)

organic

d)

solid

5.

Igneous rocks that form large crystals cool slowly inside the Earth, these rocks are called

a)

felsic igneous rocks

b)

foliated igneous rocks

c)

intrusive igneous rocks

d)

clastic igneous rocks

6.

The constant changing and recycling of rocks is called the

a)

rock cycle

b)

mineral cycle

c)

plate tectonics

d)

there is no name for this process

7.

which of the following would be considered an organic sedimentary rocky?

a)

sandstone

b)

coal

c)

conglomerate

d)

chert

8.

The metamorphic rock marble is formed when _______________________ comes into contact with magma

a)

sandstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

limestone

d)

granite

9.

If a mineral has a crystalline structure that breaks in a specific shape it

a)

fractures

b)

cleaves

c)

shatters

d)

melts

10.

Which of the following is not an identification test for minerals

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

taste test

d)

acid test

11.
What is Hardness?
a)
The tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.
b)
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
c)
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
12.
What is Luster?
a)
The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.
b)
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
c)
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
13.
Another way to test hardness is...
a)
Mineral scale
b)
Moh's scale
c)
Streak scale
14.
What is an igneous rock?
a)
Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
b)
A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
c)
Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
15.
What is a rock?
a)
Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
b)
A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
c)
Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
16.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat 
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Weathering
17.
Is magma below or above ground
a)
above
b)
below
18.
What are 3 properties that are used to identify minerals?
a)
luster, color and sound
b)
smell, color and hardness
c)
luster, color and hardness
d)
luster, smell and hardness
19.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
20.
This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
21.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
22.
A slow cooling igneous rock will have _____ crystals
a)
large
b)
small
c)
average
d)
black
23.
Metamorphism is caused by intense _____ & _____.
a)
foliation & nonfoliation
b)
texture & composition
c)
cementation & compaction
d)
temperature & pressure 
24.
Texture is based on:
a)
size & shape of a rock's mineral grains
b)
how/where a rock forms
c)
the minerals a rock is made up of
25.
a)
Gold
b)
Hematite
c)
Pyrite
d)
Galena
26.
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
scratch
d)
hardness
27.
a)
Fluorite
b)
Talk and Calcite
c)
Talc
d)
none of the above
28.
True or False:
A mineral is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are cemented?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
minerals
d)
metamorphic
30.
Which of the following is NOT a property that can be used to identify a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
weight
d)
hardness
31.
Which of the following is a type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
All of the above
32.
What do we call the scientist who studies rocks?
a)
geologist
b)
rock scientist
c)
rockologist
d)
mineralogist
33.
True or False:
The cleavage of a mineral is the way the mineral shines or reflects light.
a)
True
b)
False
34.

You strike the mineral Quartz with a hammer and it shatters into jagged, smaller pieces. This describes ____.

a)

luster

b)

cleavage

c)

fracture

d)

density

35.

___ matter is anything that comes from something that is, or once was, living.

a)

sedimentary

b)

organic

c)

igneous

d)

inorganic

36.

All rocks are made of ____.

a)

air

b)

soil

c)

water

d)

minerals

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