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WorksheetsVST 1B Review
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
___________ rocks are formed by deep pressure under the Earth's surface. They often have crystals.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Tension
2.
___________ rocks are formed by sediment deposited over time, often forming layers in rocks.
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Compression
3.
_______________ is a large piece of the Earth's crust that moves slowly.
a)
Stress
b)
Volcano
c)
Pangea
d)
Tectonic Plates
4.
__________ is pressure or tension exerted on an object.
a)
Shearing
b)
Stress
c)
Earthquake
d)
Tectonic Plate
5.
A __________ is a rapture in the Earth's crust that allows lava and magma to escape from below.
a)
Volcano
b)
Earthquake
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Compression
6.
________ are rocks formed by the cooling and hardening of magma.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Stress
7.
What are the 3 main types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
8.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
9.
Rock made of layers are called ______
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
school house rock
10.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
11.
Where are the oldest fossils are found?
a)
In the middle of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
Near the surface at the top of the rock layers
12.
Soil formation begins when ________ is broken down.
a)
Ice
b)
Soil
c)
Litter
d)
Rock
13.
This type of Rock is formed over time when layers of sand and mud turn into rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
14.
What does the Mohs Scale measure?
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Hardness
d)
Cleavage
15.
________________ describes how light reflects off a mineral.
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Fracture
d)
Color
16.
Which of the following is an example of luster?
a)
Soft
b)
White
c)
Metallic
d)
Hard
17.
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 characteristics of minerals?
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Organic Processes
c)
Definite Chemical Composition
d)
Solid
18.
How many characteristics does an object have to have to be considered a mineral?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
19.
_____________________ means that the mineral was formed by nature, not by a human or machine
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Inorganic Processes
c)
Solid
d)
Crystal Shape
20.
What does solid mean?
a)
Definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
Indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
Indefinite shape and definite volume
d)
Definite shape and definite volume
21.
When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture
22.
When a mineral breaks smoothly and evenly.
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture
23.
What is the hardest mineral on the Moh's Hardness Scale?
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Diamond
d)
Calcite
24.
What are the two most useful tests when identifying a mineral
a)
streak and color
b)
color and luster
c)
cleavage and fracture
d)
streak and hardness
25.
What is the LEAST useful way to identify a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
color
d)
density
26.
Which is a renewable resource?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
water
27.
True or False: Wind is nonrenewable.
a)
False
b)
True
28.
A natural resource is from nature.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Which is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
sun
d)
oil
30.
Nonrenewable means...
a)
we can run out over time
b)
we will never run out
31.
Renewable resources can be...
a)
renewed and reused
b)
not renewed
32.
Are trees and other plants renewable?
a)
Yes
b)
No
33.
Is coal renewable or nonrenewable?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
34.
Florida has many resources that fulfill the needs of people who live there. Which of the following resources do people use for recreation and fishing?
a)
land
b)
soil
c)
sunlight
d)
water
35.
Florida has miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It has many freshwater lakes. Which type of resource are salt water and fresh water?
a)
human resource
b)
mineral resource
c)
renewable resource
d)
nonrenewable resource
36.
Florida has many resources used to produce goods and other products. Some of these resources and their products are shown in the table. Which of the following describes why it is important to recycle or reuse these products?
a)
The products are made from resources that are easily replaced.
b)
The products generate electricity when they are recycled.
c)
The products are made from nonrenewable resources.
d)
The products cause pollution when they are first made.
37.
Florida has a substantial amount of sunshine. In fact, it is known as “The Sunshine State”. Which of the following statements does NOT describe a benefit of Florida’s sunshine?
a)
It is a source of solar energy
b)
It is used to produce citrus fruits
c)
It brings many tourists to the state
d)
It is used in the making of phosphates
38.
Jasmine has made a table listing Florida’s resources and the products made from them. Her table is shown. Which of the resources in Jasmine’s table is NOT one of Florida’s natural resources?
a)
limestone
b)
coal
c)
phosphate
d)
silicon
39.
Something found in nature that is useful to people
a)
Natural resource
b)
Artificial resource
c)
Erosion
d)
Weathering
40.
A material people burn to get energy
a)
Fuel
b)
Ore
c)
Mineral
d)
Rock
41.
These formed from the remains of living things, both plants and animals, that died millions of years ago
a)
Fossil fuels
b)
Rock
c)
Mineral
d)
Ore
42.
Minerals, rocks, oil, coal, and natural gas are natural resources that cannot be easily replaced.
a)
Nonrenewable resource
b)
Renewable resource
c)
Ore
d)
Fossil Fuel
43.
Plants, animals, water, wind, the sunlight are natural resources that can be replaced in our lifetime
a)
Renewable resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
fossil fuel
d)
ore
44.
Energy used from blowing wind; the turning blades spin a generator to make electricty
a)
Solar energy
b)
Wind energy
c)
Hydroelectric energy
d)
Wind
45.
Energy from the sunlight by the use of solar panels
a)
Solar energy
b)
Hydroelectric energy
c)
Wind energy
d)
Fossil fuels
46.
A mineral that is found in sand used for making computer chips and other products
a)
Silicon
b)
Coal
c)
Phosphate
d)
Limestone
47.
This sedimentary rock is formed from shells that is used to build roads in Florida
a)
Limestone
b)
Silicon
c)
Phosphate
d)
Ore
48.
A mineral used in fertilizer, found in phosphate rock, which is a sedimentary rock
a)
Phosphates
b)
Silicon
c)
Limestone
d)
Ore
49.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
50.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
51.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
52.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
53.
Flood waters moving soil from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
54.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
55.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
56.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
57.
The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
58.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
59.
What is the main way to identify rocks?
a)
By grain size
b)
By color
c)
By streak test
d)
By hardness
60.
What is solid and made of one or more minerals?
a)
rust
b)
minerals
c)
sand
d)
rocks
61.
the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
62.
the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its composition
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
63.
the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
64.
the part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or dropped off
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
65.
rock is broken by the freezing and thawing of ice
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
66.
oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
67.
carbon dioxide dissolves in water then weathers marble and limestone
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
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