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Rocks and minerals

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What types of rock are there?

a)

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

b)

Igneous, Sediments, Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary, Magma, Igneous

d)

Compaction, Sedimentary, Igneous

2.

Is colour a good property to classify rocks?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

What are rocks made of?

a)

Minerals

b)

Fossils and Minerals

c)

Many minerals, crystals

d)

Fossils, minerals, plants, other rocks

4.

Rocks can be organic and inorganic. Can they have fossils?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Lava is magma that can be found...

a)

...deep in the oceans

b)

...on the surface where you can see it.

6.

Which rock type is made when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure?

a)

Metamorphic rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

7.

A way to identify minerals that may resist being scratched is called ....

a)

Streak

b)

Hardness

8.
Which type of rock type is formed from pieces of rocks, soil or shells cemented together?
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Igneous rocks
9.
Magma is molten rock found ....
a)
Beneath the Earth's surface, where you cannot see it.
b)
Deep in the oceans
10.
What happens when sediments are moved from one place to another by wind, water or ice?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
11.

What is the way to identify a mineral when the mineral reflects the light?

a)

Lustre

b)

Fracture

12.

Which type of material would you use for the counter in the kitchen?

a)

Slate, because it is resistant.

b)

Granite because it is one of the most resistant rocks.

c)

Gypsum because it is very soft.

d)

Any igneous rock.

13.

Where do we get minerals and rocks from?

a)

1. The Earth’s crust.

b)

2. The Earth’s atmosphere.

14.

What do we need rocks for?

a)

For cosmetics, glass, plastics…

b)

For cosmetics, glass and clothing…

c)

To build houses.

15.

What does magma turn into?

a)

Fire

b)

Water

c)

Lava

16.

Which type of materials does a volcano produce?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

17.

How is a tsunami produced?

a)

A strong storm in the sea.

b)

A sudden movement in the techtonic plate producing an earthquake

c)

A tornado in the sea is the epicenter.

18.

What type of rock is the slate?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

19.

What is the hardest mineral?

a)

Quartz

b)

Diamond

c)

Slate

20.

Is this information true or false: Sedimentary rocks form when there are movements in the inner layers of the Earth

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is the meaning of "methamorphic rock"?

a)

It means a change of form.

b)

It means hot.

c)

It means weird.

22.

The properties of the minerals are the following:

a)

Hardness, shape and form

b)

Lustre, hardness and form

c)

Lustre, colour and hardness

23.

What is this object made of?

a)

Plastic

b)

Steel

c)

Gold

d)

Metal

24.
What is this object made of?
a)
Plate
b)
Silver
c)
Steel
d)
Iron
25.
What is this object made of?
a)
Glass
b)
Plastic
c)
Leather
d)
Diamond
26.
What is this object made of?
a)
Silver
b)
Steel
c)
Iron
d)
Gold
27.
What is this object made of?
a)
Cotton
b)
Steel
c)
Gold
d)
Iron
28.

Where do we find rock and minerals

a)

In the atmosphere

b)

In the Earth's crust

c)

In water

29.

Sedimentary rocks are made of:

a)

Earth crust

b)

Magma

c)

Fragments of rocks in outer layers of the lithosphere.

30.

What is an igneous rock?

a)

diamond

b)

basalt

c)

talc

31.

Granite is a rock which is made of the minerals feldspar, quartz and talc.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

The coal is a sedimentary rock.

a)

False

b)

True

33.

Marble is formed from limestone

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Malachite is used to make paint.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A mineral is formed by several rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

A rock is formed by some minerals.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sand

38.

In which location would you most likely find an igneous rock?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Which force plays a major role in the formation of metamorphic rock?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Friction

c)

Pressure

d)

Centrifugal force

40.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

Magma is called lava after it emerges from the ground

b)

Lava cools off to form magma

c)

Magma and lava form sedimentary rocks

d)

Magma and lava are two types of metamorphic rocks

41.

What types of rocks can contain fossils?

a)

Sedimentary rocks.

b)

Igneous rocks.

c)

Metamorphic rocks.

d)

None of the above.

42.

Where is the only place in Spain with active volcanoes?

a)

Balearic Islands.

b)

Galicia.

c)

Canary Islands.

43.
What is the name of the liquid part of the Earth?
a)
hydrosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
geosphere
d)
biosphere
44.
The layers of the Geosphere are
a)
Core, Mantle and crust
b)
Minerales, rocks and magma
c)
Nucleum, cortezum and rocks
d)

Troposphere and Stratosphere

45.
The part of the Earth formed by rocks  is
a)
the Hydrosphere
b)
The Geosphere
c)
The Atmosphere
d)
The Biosphere
46.
The way a mineral`s surface reflects light
a)
Streak
b)
Mineral
c)

Lustre

d)
Hardness
47.
Rocks that form when layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and harden 
a)
Sedimentary 
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Rock
48.

Rocks that form when melted rock cools and harden

a)
Sedimentary 
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
Rock
49.

Metamorphic rock is which type of rock?

a)

Hot Lava

b)

metamorphic and igneous

c)

Igneous and Basalt

d)

Sedimentary or Igneous (under extreme heat or pressure)

50.

What's this?

a)

Limestone (caliza)

b)

Pumice (piedra pómez)

c)

Slate (pizarra)

d)

Marbel (mármol)

51.

We compare mineral hardness with...

a)

Kroos scale

b)

Mohs scale

c)

Kris scale

d)

Gutemberg scale

52.

The softest mineral in Mohs scale is....

a)

Gypsum

b)

Quartz

c)

Apatite

d)

Talc

53.

What geosphere layer is pointed?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

54.

Type of rock

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

55.

Slate is a...

a)

Saline rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Igneous rock

d)

Metamorphic rock

56.
Which BEST describes the rock cycle?
a)
New rocks form from older rocks.
b)
Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
c)
Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
d)
Layers of rock are broken by faults.
57.
Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
heating and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplift and erosion
58.

Describe the rock...

(select all that apply)

a)

it is green

b)

it is smooth

c)

it is dull

d)

it is shiny

59.

What are the 4 spheres of the Earth?

a)

Atmosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere & Stratosphere

b)

Thermosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere & Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere & Geosphere

d)

Geosphere, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere & Biosphere

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