WorksheetsRocks & Minerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which type of rock is formed from cooled melted rock?
a)
Organic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
d)
Metamorphic
2.
The Earth uses this method to constantly recycle rocks.
a)
water Cycle
b)
Nitrogen Cycle
c)
Luster Cycle
d)
Rock Cycle
3.
Which item listed below is not a property of a mineral?
a)
Streak
b)
Shape
c)
Luster
d)
Hardness
4.
This type of rock has been baked or squeezed.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Organic
5.
Which type of rock is formed from fragments that have been compacted or cemented together?
a)
Igneous
b)
Organic
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
6.
Intrusive rock derives from________.
a)
Above ground
b)
Below ground
c)
Under water
d)
Neither
7.
What does the Moh's scale measure?
a)
Luster
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Texture
8.
Extrusive rock is formed__________.
a)
Below ground
b)
Above ground
c)
Underwater
d)
With color
9.
The color of a minerals powder when it is rubbed against a textile plate is its____________.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Color
d)
Shale
10.
Which mineral has a Moh's value of 10?
a)
Talc
b)
Quartz
c)
Diamond
d)
Calcite
11.
A mineral that breaks cleanly over a smooth plane is considered______________.
a)
Point
b)
Fracture
c)
Breakage
d)
Cleavage
12.
The breaking down of rocks is associated with_______________
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
flooding
d)
Sediments
13.
_________________ is the process that involves the movement of soil and rocks.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Waves
14.
What 2 changes are included in the process of weathering?
a)
Chemical and Mechanical changes
b)
Sedimentary and Metamorphic changes
c)
Chemical and Physical changes
d)
none of the above
15.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
16.
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
17.
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.
18.
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
19.
What is the softest mineral known as?
a)
diamond
b)
talc
c)
graphite
d)
Corundum
20.
The most obvious, but also least useful property when identifying minerals is?
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage
d)
Color
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