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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the definition of Luster?
How light is reflected off of a minerals surface
The color of the mineral left behind when scratched on a streak plate.
The way a mineral breaks.
What are the five property's of a mineral?
Color, smell, density, streak, sediment.
sediment, density, igneous, smell, metamorphic.
luster, cleavage/fracture, streak, density, hardness.
luster, cleavage/fracture, streak, density, solid.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is below earth while lava is above earth.
Lava is below earth while magma is above earth.
There is know difference.
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Igneous, Metamorphic, or Sedimentary.
Intrusive, extrusive, or foliated.
Non-foliated, foliated, or intrusive.
None of the above.
Can Sedimentary rocks have fossils in them?
Yes.
No.
What are the two types of Igneous rocks?
Non-foliated, foliated.
Intrusive, extrusive.
What are two examples of Metamorphic rocks?
Granite, and limestone.
Limestone, and conglomerate.
Gneiss, and marble.
None of the above.
What is deposition?
The process where sediment is deposited in a new location.
The process where sediment is pressed together under their weight.
None of the above.
What is small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things?
Sediments
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
Sedimentary Rocks includes layers?
True
False
Intrusive has smaller crystals?
True
False
Extrusive is the same as Intrusive?
True
False
Are intrusive rocks underground?
Yes
No
What is the definition of extrusive?
Cools quickly above earths surface and can either be very light and airy or the rocks can be glassy.
Cools slowly below earths crust.
Cools slowly above earths surface and can either be very light and airy or the rocks can be glassy.
Cools quickly below earths crust.
Breccia is what type of common rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Sediment
What are metamorphic rocks made from?
Other rocks
Limestone
Breccia
Fossils
Choose all Metamorphic rocks!
slate
gneiss
marble
limestone
conglomerate
What creates Sedimentary rocks?
Breccia, limestone, and sandstone
intrusive, extrusive, and magma
magma, lava, and slate
deposition, compaction, and cemention
What is the difference between cleavage/ fracture?
Fracture has rough jagged edges while cleavage has smooth flat breaks.
Fracture has smooth flat breaks while cleavage has rough jagged edges.
None of the above
What does foliated mean?
Banded layers
not banded layers
none of the above
