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WorksheetsRocks and minerals
Total questions: 113
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1.
The five characteristics that all minerals share are:
a)
Definite Chemical Composition, Color, Density, Igneous, and Solid
b)
Definite Chemical Composition, Crystal Structure, Inorganic, Naturally Occurring, and Solid
c)
Cleavage, Faces, Hardness, Metamorphic, and Streak
d)
Cleavage, Crystal Structure, Density, Igneous, and Solid
2.
Means that the substance must occur in nature, it cannot be created or manufactured by people
a)
Inorganic
b)
Organic
c)
Naturally Occurring
d)
Not Living
3.
Means that a mineral cannot come from something that was once living.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Organic
c)
Naturally Occurring
d)
Not Living
4.
This means the particles that make a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Crystal Structure
c)
Fracture
d)
Solid
5.
Definite ___________ means that a mineral always contains certain elements in definite, or exact, proportions.
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Crystal Structure
c)
Crystal System
d)
Naturally Occurring
6.
This is measured on the Mohs Scale.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
7.
The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Color
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
8.
_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Color
c)
Luster
d)
Streak
9.
This is how a mineral reflects light.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
10.
_______ is a property that describes a mineral that splits evenly along flat surfaces.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Inorganic
d)
Organic
11.
This describes how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Inorganic
d)
Organic
12.
The three major rock groups are:
a)
Inorganic, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
b)
Inorganic, Metamorphosis, and Sediment
c)
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sediment
d)
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
13.
This rock is formed from molten rock (magma/lava) that has cooled.
a)
Igneous
b)
Inorganic
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
14.
This rock is formed from lava on the earth's surface
a)
Inorganic
b)
extrusive Igneous
c)
intrusive metamorphic
d)
extrusive Sedimentary
15.
This rock is formed by erosion (continuously broken down into small fragments) and then is compressed and cemented together.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
16.
This rock is formed by extreme heat and/or pressure that alters the chemical composition into a new form of rock.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
17.
When identifying minerals, _______ can be tested by scratching the surface with different materials such as your fingernail or a coin.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
18.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
19.
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
a)
Melting and cooling
b)
Extreme heat and pressure
c)
Compaction and cementation
d)
Weathering and erosion
20.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
21.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
22.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
24.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
25.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
26.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
27.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
28.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
29.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
30.
This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
31.
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
32.
After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
33.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Which rock may sometimes appear to have crystals in them?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
35.
What is the hardest mineral there is?
a)
Calcite
b)
Feldspar
c)
Quartz
d)
Diamond
36.
What scale do scientist use to test the hardness of minerals?
a)
1-5
b)
1-10
c)
A-Z
d)
10, 20, 30, 40, 50
37.
What property is used by scientists to test minerals that they can not use by itself to test them?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Color
d)
Special Properties
38.
What property describes minerals as shiny, pearly, glassy, or dull?
a)
Luster
b)
Color
c)
Hardness
d)
Special Properties
39.
Using the hardness scale that scientist use to test minerals, what does 1 stand for?
a)
Softest
b)
Hardest
c)
Biggest
d)
Smallest
40.
In sedimentary rocks, there are pieces of rocks called ________________ that have been pressed together.
a)
Chunks
b)
Small rocks
c)
Sediments
41.
Melted material outside the Earth is called _________________.
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
42.
A __________ is always a solid material with particles arranged in a repeating pattern.
a)
rock
b)
mineral
c)
lava
d)
magma
43.
Earth is made mostly of _________.
a)
Dirt
b)
rock
c)
plants and trees
d)
grass
44.
________ is the most common igneous rock on Earth.
a)
sulphur
b)
diamonds
c)
basalt
d)
lava
45.
What 3 things are diamonds made from?
a)
carbon, heat, and dirt
b)
carbon, pressure, heat
c)
heat, sun light, water
d)
water, pressure, heat
46.
What is the softest mineral according to the MOHs scale?
a)
diamonds
b)
quartz
c)
talc
d)
galena
47.
What mineral is used in pencil?
a)
galena
b)
graphite
c)
lead
d)
charcoal
48.
What do heat and pressure do to a sedimentary rock?
a)
nothing
b)
changes it into a diamond
c)
changes it into a metamorphic rock
d)
it becomes lava
49.
What can cause weathering at the Earth's surface?
a)
water, ice, plant roots, wind
b)
water, volcanoes, and hurricanes
c)
plant roots, trees, and grass
d)
water, wind, and insects
50.
True minerals from only in ______________.
a)
the ocean
b)
caves
c)
nature
d)
volcanoes
51.
What can move weathered rock pieces from place to place?
a)
wind, moving water, lava, and animals
b)
animals, moving water, ice, plant roots
c)
moving water, wind, gravity, and glaciers
d)
water, glaciers, ice, and plant roots
52.
The movement of weathered rock pieces is called ___________
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
slate
d)
igneous rock
53.
What igneous rock is formed when magma cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface?
a)
Obsidian
b)
Granite
c)
Diamonds
d)
Pumice
54.
What mineral is found in chalk?
a)
magnetite
b)
gypsum
c)
calcite
d)
galena
55.
What is the hardest mineral on the MOHs scale?
a)
talc
b)
Obsidian
c)
Quartz
d)
Diamonds
56.
In the rock cycle, the process by which igneous rock changes to a sedimentary rock must begin with _____________.
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
compaction
d)
cementation
57.
The heat that changes a rock into metamorphic rock comes from ________________.
a)
sun
b)
the heat of the mantle/core
c)
movement of the crust
d)
Both the heat from the core and movement of the crust
58.
What is the MOST COMMON intrusive igneous rock?
a)
granite
b)
basalt
c)
obsidian
d)
pumice
59.
What is the MOST COMMON extrusive igneous rock?
a)
granite
b)
basalt
c)
obsidian
d)
pumice
60.
The diagram below shows some of the layers of rock found in the Grand Canyon. Scientists find these layers useful for studying fossils. What type of rock is shown?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
extrusive rock
61.
A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a ___________.
a)
clastic rock
b)
foliated rock
c)
nonclastic rock
d)
nonfolliated rock
62.
What is an example of a useful metamorphic rock?
a)
Obsidian
b)
Pumice
c)
Marble
d)
Sandstone
63.
Which characteristic is used to determine the color of a mineral's powder?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Streak
d)
Cleavage
64.
Use Moh's hardness scale to answer the question. A penny has a hardness of 3.5. Which mineral has a hardness most similar to a penny?
a)
Fluorite
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Quartz
65.
Although brick, steel and glass all come from substances found in Earth's crust, they are not classified as minerals because__________.
a)
they are organic
b)
they are not naturally occurring
c)
they are too hard
d)
they have many uses
66.
A mineral that splits easily along flat surfaces has the property called _____________.
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
luster
d)
crystal shape
67.
sedimentary rock that forms from the remains of living things
a)
Chemical rock
b)
Clastic Rock
c)
Organic Rock
d)
Metamorphic rock
68.
the process that presses sediment together
a)
cementation
b)
compaction
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
69.
the process in which dissolved minerals glue particles together
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
deposition
d)
erosion
70.
the process by which sediment settles out of the air or water
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
deposition
d)
erosion
71.
sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from water
a)
clastic rock
b)
chemical rock
c)
organic rock
d)
Metamorphic rock
72.
sedimentary rock that forms from other rock fragments
a)
clastic rock
b)
chemical rock
c)
organic rock
d)
metamorphic rock
73.
Why do metamorphic rocks not form on the surface of Earth?
a)
Metamorphic rocks do form at the surface
b)
There is not enough heat and pressure on the surface
c)
Metamorphic rocks cannot form near water
d)
Metamorphic rocks require only pressure, not heat
74.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
75.
Which rock class would be at the top of the chart?
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
mineral
76.
Which rock type would be at the bottom of the chart?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
mineral
77.
How would you classify granite?
a)
intrusive
b)
extrusive
c)
clastic
d)
foliated
78.
The characteristic of the rock based on the shape and size of its grains is...
a)
texture
b)
composition
c)
breakage
d)
luster
79.
The minerals in a rock are described as the rock's...
a)
composition
b)
texture
c)
luster
d)
hardness
80.
Which property of minerals breaks in flat, smooth pieces?
a)
fracture
b)
streak
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
81.
Which of the following describes a rock that has minerals that are aligned like pages of a book?
a)
foliated igneous
b)
intrusive igneous
c)
foliated metamorphic
d)
intrusive metamorphic
82.
Limestone can form when water evaporates and leaves behind the minerals that form it. Limestone is
a)
an igneous rock
b)
a parent rock
c)
a metamorphic rock
d)
a sedimentary rock
83.
The rock cycle
a)
ends with igneous rock
b)
begins with igneous rocks
c)
ends with metamorphic rocks
d)
has no beginning or end
84.
Marble and Gneiss are examples of this type of rock:
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
85.
Sandstone and limestone are examples of this type of rock:
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
86.
Granite and obsidian are examples of this type of rock:
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
87.
How a rock looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way is known as:
a)
fracture
b)
low density
c)
cleavage
d)
a 1 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness
88.
A generally dark colored rock that has a low silica content and crystals that are too small to be seen is known as:
a)
basalt
b)
granite
c)
feldspar
d)
quartz
89.
Two or more minerals generally go to make up a(n) ___.
a)
diamond
b)
rock
c)
fluid
d)
element
90.
Solid materials whose atoms have an orderly, repeating, pattern are called ___.
a)
rocks
b)
elements
c)
crystals
d)
lava
91.
Minerals that break apart in jagged ways are said to have ____.
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
mass
d)
breakability
92.
A diamond is harder than almost anything else.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
Talc can be scratched even with your fingernail.
a)
True
b)
False
94.
Silicates contain silica and oxygen
a)
True
b)
False
95.
A rare mineral that can be cut and polished is called a lodestone.
a)
True
b)
False
96.
If a mineral contains enough of a useful substance to be sold for profit, it is called an ore.
a)
True
b)
False
97.
Melted rock flowing underground.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
intrustive rock
d)
extrusive rock
98.
Melted rock flowing on the Earth's surface.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
intrusive rock
d)
extrusive rock
99.
Melted rock flowing underground.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
intrustive rock
d)
extrusive rock
100.
Forms when melted rock cools on Earth's surface.
a)
fissure
b)
intrusive rock
c)
extrusive rock
d)
magma
101.
Forms when melted rock cools below Earth's surface.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
intrusive rock
d)
extrusive rock
102.
Contains a useful substance.
a)
sediments
b)
organic rocks
c)
gem
d)
ore
103.
Rare, and can be cut and polished.
a)
sediment
b)
chemical rocks
c)
gems
d)
organic rocks
104.
Collects in layers to form a type of rock.
a)
sediment
b)
chemical rocks
c)
organic rocks
d)
ore
105.
Form out of once-living matter.
a)
sediments
b)
chemical rocks
c)
organic rocks
d)
gem
106.
Form when seawater evaporates.
a)
sediment
b)
chemical rocks
c)
organic rocks
d)
gem
107.
In Sample A mostly ___ rock.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
108.
In Sample B most likely ____ rock.
a)
igneous
b)
metamporphic
c)
sedimentary
109.
In Sample C most likely ____ rock.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
110.
Minerals have different properties that help scientists identify them. Which is NOT a property used to identify minerals?
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
size
d)
luster
111.
Which of the following is a physical property of sulfur?
a)
smooth and glassy
b)
shiny
c)
pale yellow
d)
will scratch glass
112.
Molly found a mineral that is pink and can scratch glass. What did she find?
a)
quartz
b)
sulfur
c)
calcite
d)
talc
113.
Which 3 minerals can be scratched by a nail?
a)
quartz, sulfur and calcite
b)
sulfur, calcite, and talc
c)
quartz, talc and sulfur
d)
quartz, calcite, talc
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