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Topographic Maps, Rocks, Minerals, Resources

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the contour interval for this map?

a)

500

b)

100

c)

20

d)

1000

2.

What is the contour interval

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

3.
Provided is a topographic map of a hill with contour lines drawn showing elevation in meters.
The steepest slope on this hill can be found on the side that is facing which direction?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Southeast
4.
Match 1 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
Match 3
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
If contour lines are close together, then the slope is
a)
gentle
b)
steep
c)
flat
d)
going up and down
7.

Which directions do lines of latitude measure?

a)

South and East

b)

North and West

c)

East and West

d)

North and South

8.

What directions do lines of Longitude measure?

a)

South and West

b)

East and West

c)

North and South

d)

North and East

9.

When plotting or finding coordinates, which do you find first?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

10.

Which is NOT true about the Equator?

a)

It separates the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

b)

It measures 0 degrees

c)

It is the major line of Longitude

d)

It is the major line of Latitude

11.

What is NOT true about the Prime Meridian?

a)

It is the major line of Longitude

b)

It separates the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

c)

It is the major line of Latitude

d)

It measures 0 degrees

12.

What term means half of the Earth?

a)

Globe

b)

Grid

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Climate

13.
What line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
14.
What line of longitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
15.
What line of LATITUDE is Point A located?
a)
60o N
b)
105o W
c)
150o W
d)
48o N
16.
What line of LONGITUDE is Point A located?
a)
60o N
b)
105o W
c)
150o W
d)
48o N
17.
What line of LATITUDE is Point B located?
a)
105o W
b)
60o N
c)
150o W
d)
80o W
18.
What line of LONGITUDE is Point B located?
a)
105o W
b)
60o N
c)
150o W
d)
80o W
19.

Scratching a mineral against a glass plate is a method of determining its __________.

a)

color

b)

hardness

c)

streak

d)

cleavage

20.

Which mineral property is best illustrated by the following diagram?

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

density

21.

Which mineral property is being tested in the following diagram?

a)

density

b)

luster

c)

fracture

d)

streak

22.

The reflection of light from the surface of a mineral is called __________.

a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

fracture

d)

color

23.

Describe the luster of the following mineral.

a)

glassy

b)

dull

c)

metallic

d)

nonmetallic

24.

Which factor determines the crystal shape of a mineral?

a)

arrangement of atoms

b)

presence of impurities

c)

reflection of light

25.

Which mineral will scratch gypsum but not fluorite?

a)

talc

b)

calcite

c)

apatite

d)

diamond

26.

Which mineral is yellow in color and has a foul odor?

a)

sulfur

b)

pyrite

c)

halite

d)

talc

27.

Which mineral has a hardness of 6.5 and a reddish-brown streak?

a)

garnet

b)

magnetite

c)

quartz

d)

hematite

28.

Which mineral is colorless, has rhombohedral cleavage, and bubbles with acid?

a)

halite

b)

calcite

c)

fluorite

d)

quartz

29.

Which mineral has metallic luster, a hardness of 2.5, and cubic crystals?

a)

galena

b)

halite

c)

magnetite

d)

graphite

30.

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

31.

Rocks and sediment change as they move through the rock cycle. Which change involves turning into melting?

a)

Lava to rock

b)

magma to lava

c)

rock to magma

d)

rock to sediment

32.

What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

a)

It must be broken down into sediment

b)

It must be melted into magma

c)

Its minerals must dissolve in water

d)

It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

33.

Based on the law of superposition, what is the order of these rock layers, from oldest to youngest?

a)

1, 2, 3, 4

b)

2, 1, 4, 3

c)

3, 2, 1, 4

d)

4, 3, 2, 1

34.

Models serve many purposes. Which is NOT a purpose of a model?

a)

to perform a task

b)

to observe something that is very large

c)

to watch something change over time and speed it up

d)

to observe something very dangerous

35.

Which is the correct order of the scientific method?

a)

Hypothesis, Conclusion, Experiment, Question, Analyze data, Observations

b)

Experiment, Question, Conclusion, Analyze data, Observations, Hypothesis

c)

Analyze data, Observations, Hypothesis, Question, Conclusion, Experiment

d)

Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observations, Analyze data, Conclusion

36.

These rocks are often foliated, meaning they have layers.

a)

Sedimantary

b)

Sediment

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Igneous

37.

As a result of cooling slowly, these rocks develop air pockets and are often very lightweight.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorpic

c)

Intrusive Igneous

d)

Extrusive Igneous

38.

These rocks are often foliated, meaning they have layers.

a)

Sedimantary

b)

Sediment

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Igneous

39.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
40.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
41.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
42.
Which of the words below describe broken up rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
43.
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
44.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
45.

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

46.
Is the following metamorphic rock foliated or non-foliated?
a)
Foliated
b)
Non-foliated
c)
Neither
47.

Which is not one of the 3 types of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

big carnage rock

48.
When magma cools quickly, what kind of texture does rock have?
a)
coarse grained
b)
large grained
c)
medium grained
d)
fine grained
49.

When magma cools slowly, what sort of grains form?

a)

Large, coarse grains

b)

Small, fine grains

c)

Grains so small that you can't see them

d)

Sedimentary grains

50.

Rocks that have been changed due to heat or pressure are called

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Minerals

51.
 Granite is an igneous rock with large crystals. What does the size of the crystals tell you about granite?
a)
It turned solid immediately.
b)
It turned solid very slowly.
c)
It started out as a sedimentary rock.
d)
It is about to transform into a metamorphic rock
52.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Material from the Earth that people use for their needs.

b)

A place hidden in the mountains.

c)

An object made from natural things.

53.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Energy Resource

54.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-renewable Energy Resource

55.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

56.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Win

57.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

58.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

59.

Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

60.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

61.

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

62.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

63.

Fossil Fuel are?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A group of dinosaur fossils

c)

A type of gas used for planes

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