WorksheetsScience test - 6th Grade rocks and minerals
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is one CHARACTERISTIC of a mineral?
Natural
Luster
Sedimentary
Clastic
Which is NOT a CHARACTERISTIC of a mineral?
Inorganic
Chemical Composition
Streak
Crystalline Structure
What are 2 PROPERTIES of a mineral?
Cleavage and Fracture
Cleavage and Solidity
Fracture and Igneous
Metamorphic and Fracture
“To occur in nature” is the definition of which term?
Inorganic
Density
Naturally Occuring
Organic
Inorganic means to...
Be made in a Factory
Be used by plants and Animals
Be used in Nature
Be made of non-living materials
Define Luster...
How heavy or Light an object is
How much Water a mineral contains
How shiny a rock is
The name of a rare mineral
How is a mineral’s streak tested?
By touching and feeling a mineral
By using a streak plate
By using a streak detector
By reasearching how old a mineral is
Density is a...
Characteristic of a mineral
Property of a mineral
Science Term when talking about Space
Which mineral can be found in everyday human life?
Halite
Basalt
Pumice
Gneiss
The Minerals Gold and Diamond are typically used for...
Jewelry
Cooking
Transportation
None of the Above
A mineral that has Cleavage is most likely...
Clean and Smooth
Rough and Jagged
Found in a Volcano
All of the Above
Name 2 materials rocks can be made out of
Shells and Dirt
Clay and Dirt
Minerals and Fossils
Fossils and Dirt
What determines a rock’s texture?
How Inorganic it is
The color of the rock
What type of rock it is
What type of clay it is made of
Igneous Rocks form from...
The Cooling and Solidification of magma or lava
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, and Cementation
When rocks change due to Heat and Pressure
How do Sedimentary Rocks form?
The cooling and Solidification of magma or lava
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, and Cementation
When a rock changes due to heat and pressure
How do Metamorphic Rocks form?
The cooling and Solidification of magma or lava
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, and Cementation
When Rock changes due to heat and pressure
Metamorphic Rocks can be turned into...
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Both Answers Are correct
Which type of Igneous Rock forms under Earth’s surface?
Intrusive
Extrusive
None of the Above
Which type of Igneous Rock forms outside of Earth’s surface?
Intrusive
Extrusive
None of the Above
Extrusive Igneous Rocks Have...
Large Crystals
Small/No Crystals
When Intrusive Igneous Rocks form, the magma...
Cools quickly
Cools Slowly
Disappears
An Extrusive Igneous Rock would be...
Basalt
Limestone
Coal
Granite
An Intrusive Rock would be...
Basalt
Limestone
Coal
Granite
Small broken down fragment of rocks are also known as...
Crystals
Sediments
Fragment Rocks
Small pieces of Talc
Which type of rock CAN contain fossils?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Layers building on top of layers is the process of...
Deposition
Cementation
Compaction
Weathering
Cementation is...
When layers get deep enough to where the water is gone
When rock is broken down
When sand is cemented together to create a mineral
When Rocks get moved from their original standpoint, it is called...
Weathering
Movement
Erosion
Deposition
Which of the following is NOT a process in which sedimentary rocks form?
Weathering
Deposition
Compaction
Cooling
Sedimentary Rocks are classified to three ways, name all three
Clastic, Organic, Foliated
Foliated, Nonfoliated,Organic
Clastic,Organic,Biological
Foliated,Clastic,Biological
Which of the following describes a clastic Sedimentary Rock?
Fragments of rock cemented together
When fossils engrave themselves into Sedimentary Rocks
Large Bits of rock bulging out of a piece of concrete
Which of the following is NOT an example of a clastic Sedimentary Rock?
Sandstone
Quartz
Siltstone
Shale
An example of a material that would be found in an Organic Sedimentary Rock would be...
Fossils of Underwater animals
Fragments of old minerals
Pieces of old feathers from a bird
Limestone is what kind of Sedimentary Rock?
Clastic
Biological
Organic
In a swampy environment, which kind of rock would be most likely found?
Gneiss
Quartz
Sandstone
Shale
Metamorphic Rocks form from which 2 forces?
Weathering and Pressure
Erosion and Heat
Heat and Pressure
Weathering and Erosion
What type of Metamorphic Rock comes with bands or stripes?
Foliated
Non Foliated
A Foliated Rock would be...
Pumice
Obsidian
Gneiss
Quartzite
Which type of Metamorphic Rock comes without bands or stripes?
Foliated
Non Foliated
Which type of rock is Non Foliated?
Pumice
Obsidian
Gneiss
Quartzite
Heat and Pressure,or Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition...
Can Change a fossil to a mineral
Can change a rock into a different type of rock
Can change a mineral to a fossils
Does a rock take one cycle in the rock cycle, or multiple?
A rock can take multiple paths based on its location or conditions
A rock can only take one path in one direction
A rock can take no paths and will forever stay the same rock
Select the correct image of the rock cycle
