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WorksheetsUnit 2 - Rocks and Minerals
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an example of a sedimentary rock that has formed from compacted plant remains
a)
conglomerate
b)
rock salt
c)
siltstone
d)
bituminous coal
2.
Which rock is made up of angular fragments of rock held together by a natural cement
a)
breccia
b)
scoria
c)
granite
d)
quartzite
3.
Which would most likely cause molten rock material to become a glassy igneous rock?
a)
cooling over a long period of time
b)
cooling under high pressure
c)
cooling on the earth's surface
d)
cooling at great depth within the earth
4.
According to ESRT's, which rock is of felsic composition, low density, light in color, and coarse grained?
a)
rhyolite
b)
basalt
c)
granite
d)
gabbro
5.
How is crystal size related to the rate a molten material cools
a)
the faster it cools the smaller the crystal
b)
the faster it cools the larger the crystal
c)
the slower it cools the smaller the crystal
6.
Glassy textured rocks cool slowly
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Fine grained rocks have visible crystals
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Intrusive rocks are coarse grained
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Granite is a light colored rock
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands are called...
a)
Foliated
b)
Nonfoliated
11.
Which of these is a metamorphic rock?
a)
pumice
b)
sandstone
c)
slate
d)
coal
12.
How do metamorphic rocks form?
a)
Heat and Pressure
b)
Compaction & Cementation
c)
Cooling of Magma
d)
Sediments & Glue
13.
__________ metamorphism occurs when magma heats the surrounding rock and changes it.
a)
Regional
b)
Forced
c)
Igneotrophic
d)
Contact
14.
__________ metamorphism occurs when rock formations in the crust collide and build pressure
a)
Regional
b)
Forced
c)
Igneotrophic
d)
Contact
15.
What are the two main types of metamorphic rocks and how are they different?
a)
intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed inside the earth and extrusive rocks are formed on the surface
b)
foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do have visible bands/layers
c)
intrusive and extrusive; intrusive rocks are formed on the earth's surface and extrusive rocks are formed in the Earth
d)
foliated and nonfoliated; foliated rocks have visible bands/layers and nonfoliated rocks do not have visible bands/layers
16.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
17.
Igneous rocks form from
a)
Heat and Pressure
b)
Melting and Solidification
c)
Compaction and Cementation
d)
Weathering and Erosion
18.
Sedimentary rocks form from
a)
Compaction and Cementation
b)
Melting and Solidifcation
c)
Weathering and Erosion
d)
Heat and Pressure
19.
Metamorphic rocks form from
a)
Heat and Pressure
b)
Weathering and Erosion
c)
Compaction and Cementation
d)
Melting and Solidification
20.
Sediments are formed from
a)
Compaction and Cementation
b)
Weathering and Erosion
c)
Melting and Solification
d)
Heat and Pressure
21.
True or False: Any type of rock may become any other type of rock, according to the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
According to the reference table, what often precedes compaction and cementation?
a)
Heat and Pressure
b)
Deposition and Burial
c)
Magma
d)
Solidification
23.
If a mineral is scratched by fluorite, is scratched by calcite, and will scratch calcite, and it can scratch Selenite, what is its hardness rating?
a)
10
b)
1
c)
4
d)
3
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