wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Unit 1 Rocks & Minerals

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
3.
This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Biochemical Sedimentary Rock
4.
When you are describing the sizes of the mineral grains in a rock, you are detailing the rock's _____
a)
Texture
b)
Composition
c)
Sedimentation
d)
Igneous-ness
5.
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
6.
Sedimentary rock that is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral are called...
a)
chemical
b)
organic
c)
clastic
7.
Sedimentary rock that is formed from water evaporating and minerals being left behind.
a)
clastic
b)
organic
c)
chemical
8.
This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
9.
_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Color
c)
Luster
d)
Streak
10.
This is how a mineral reflects light.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
11.
_______ is a property that describes a mineral  that splits evenly along flat surfaces.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Inorganic
d)
Organic
12.
This describes how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Inorganic
d)
Organic
13.
Why is coal not a mineral?
a)
It's not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
14.
Metallic to earthy gray, hardness of 1-2, unclear cleavage, writes on paper
a)
graphite
b)
galena
c)
pyrite
d)
hematite
15.

A rock is determined to be felsic with large intergrown crystals. Which rock could this be?

a)

Gabbro

b)

Limestone

c)

Granite

d)

Schist

16.

Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of minerals?

a)

crystalline structure

b)

inorganic

c)

definite chemical composition

d)

forms from magma deep within the earth

17.

Which of the following is not a major group of minerals?

a)

Oxides

b)

Halides

c)

Actinides above #92

d)

Silicates

18.

Galena, a lead ore, has the chemical formula PbS. To which mineral group does this belong to?

a)

Sulfides

b)

Silicates

c)

Halides

d)

Native elements

19.

Halides are minerals that contain ions from which group on the periodic table?

a)

Group 2 alkaline earth metals

b)

Group 1 alkali metals

c)

Group 17 halides

d)

Group 18 noble gases

20.

Bauxite, which has the formula Al2O3, belongs to which mineral group?

a)

sulfide

b)

sulfates

c)

carbonates

d)

oxides

21.

Which of the following is NOT a property of minerals

a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

hardness

d)

sea shells

22.

________ igneous rocks have large crystals

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

c)

Clastic

d)

Foliated

23.

Igneous rocks w/ small or no crystals are classified as ____.

a)

extrusive

b)

intrusive

c)

foliated

d)

nonfoliated

24.

Which of the following is NOT a main component of sedimentary rocks?

a)

fragments of other rocks

b)

minerals

c)

organic matter from plants, animals

d)

uranium deposits

25.

What are the two main ways in which clastic sedimentary rocks are made?

a)

cementation and weathering

b)

compaction and erosion

c)

cementation and compaction

d)

erosion and weathering

26.

What are the main agents of metamorphism?

a)

earthquakes and volcanoes

b)

heat and pressure

c)

plate tectonics

d)

foliation and nonfoliation

27.

Metamorphism that occurs from magma moving into rock is called __________.

a)

regional metamorphism

b)

contact metamorphism

c)

extrusive

d)

intrusive

28.

_________ metamorphism occurs from heat and pressure experienced during mountain-building.

a)

Regional

b)

Contact

c)

Mountain-building

d)

Surface

29.

Parallel bands of minerals in metamorphic rocks is called _____.

a)

foliation

b)

nonfoliation

c)

extrusive metamorphism

d)

intrusive metamorphism

30.

How can a sedimentary rock become an igneous rock?

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

compaction and cementatoin

c)

regional metamorphism followed by contact metamorphims

d)

by being turned into a metamorphic rock first due to heat and pressure and then being melted back into magma before cooling into a new rock

31.

Which of the following is not one of our 3 types of rocks?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

conglomerate

d)

sedimentary

32.

The process in which rocks are continually being formed, broken down, moved, and reformed is known as:

a)

the rock cycle

b)

crystallization

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

33.

Scientists who study rocks and what they say about Earth are called:

a)

astronomer

b)

biologist

c)

paleontologist

d)

geologist

34.

Sedimentary rocks often have:

a)

crystals

b)

bubbles and appear glassy

c)

visible layers

35.

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

36.

Igneous rocks are identified mostly by:

a)

texture and mineral composition

b)

size of solid sediments and particles

c)

temperature

37.

Metamorphic rocks are formed through:

a)

crystallization

b)

layering

c)

heat and pressure

38.

What would angular fragments in a sedimentary rock indicate?

a)

transportation by water

b)

little transport or wind born

c)

none of these

39.

Naturally occurring crystalline, inorganic substances are known as:

a)

igneous rocks

b)

minerals

c)

crystals

d)

metamorphic rocks

40.

Which two elements form the primary structural unit found in most rocks?

a)

hydrogen and oxygen

b)

carbon and silicon

c)

carbon and oxygen

d)

silicon and oxygen

41.

What do the properties of minerals depend on?

a)

where it is found

b)

structural unit or arrangement of atoms

c)

temperature

d)

heat and pressure

42.
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
43.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
44.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
45.

The three types of rocks are classified by

a)

How they form

b)

Color

c)

Grain size

d)

Chemical Composition

46.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
47.
What do minerals and rocks BOTH have in common?
a)
both are made of many minerals
b)
both are naturally occuring
c)
both are organic
d)
both have definite crystalline structures
48.
VR 1.  The _____ of a mineral can be tested by scratching it.
a)
Color
b)
Hardness
c)
Luster
d)
Streak
49.
VR 2.  The color that a mineral leaves on a tile is its _____.
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Streak
d)
Hardness
50.

Mineral A is harder than Mineral B if A _____?

a)

Weighs more than B

b)

Scratches B

c)

Streaks B

51.

Two kinds of luster are _____.

a)

Shiny and Hard

b)

Metallic and Nonmetallic

c)

Yellow and Cube-Shaped

52.

On the Mohs scale of hardness, diamond has the _____.

a)

Lowest Number

b)

Darkest Streak

c)

Highest Number

53.
When two or more elements chemically combine
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
solution
54.
The positive particles of an atom are 
a)
electrons 
b)
positrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
55.
an atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons 
a)
6
b)
12
c)
3
d)
cannot be determined 
56.
Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are 
a)
negatrons 
b)
electrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
57.
Which of the following is a negatively charged subatomic particle?
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Quark
58.
The atomic number of an elements is the total number of which particles in the nucleus?
a)
neutrons
b)
protons
c)
electrons
d)
protons and electrons
59.
What quantities vary between isotopes of an element?
a)
protons, electrons, and atomic mass
b)
protons, electrons, and atomic number
c)
neutrons and electrons
d)
neutrons and atomic mass
60.

Which of the following is an element

a)

water

b)

air

c)

hydrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

61.

Mineral properties depend on...

a)

cleavage

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage and streak

d)

composition and structure

62.

A bond where an atom of one element gives electrons to an atom of another element is a

a)

metallic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

hydrogen bond

d)

ionic bond

63.

Which is NOT a way that minerals form?

a)

crystallization from magma

b)

hydrothermal solutions

c)

heat & pressure

d)

sedimentation

64.

Color is not often a useful identification property because

a)

some minerals are colorless

b)

a mineral can be different colors

c)

different minerals can be different colors

d)

some minerals are single elements

65.

Minerals can form from very hot mixtures of water and dissolved substances called

a)

saturated solutions

b)

thermal solutions

c)

hydrogenated solutions

d)

hydrothermal solutions

66.

What process causes dissolved substances to be left behind to form minerals after water in lakes, ponds, or shallow seas evaporates?

a)

precipitation

b)

ionization

c)

condensation

d)

sublimation

67.

_____________________ is a mineral

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon

c)

diamond

d)

wood

68.

When carbonate minerals come into contact with hydrochloric acid, they will...

a)

break

b)

fizz

c)

freeze

d)

evaporate

69.

All of the energy that drives Earth's rock cycle comes from...

a)

the wind

b)

Earth's interior and the sun

c)

the breakdown of organic matter

d)

the movement of water over Earth's surface

70.

Which of the following is an example of an extrusive igneous rock?

a)

Rhyolite

b)

Granite

c)

Coal

d)

Basalt

71.

Lava that cools so quickly that ions do not have time to arrange themselves into crystals will form igneous rocks with a

a)

porphyritic texture

b)

coarse-grained texture

c)

glassy texture

d)

fine-grained texture

72.

Limestone is an example of a

a)

clastic sedimentary rock

b)

conglomerate

c)

biochemical sedimentary rock

d)

breccia

73.

An igneous rock that contains mostly pyroxene and olivine has a(n) ______________ composition.

a)

clastic

b)

foliated

c)

felsic

d)

ultramafic

74.

Because of the way they form, limestone and chert are classified as ______________ sedimentary rocks.

a)

clastic

b)

breccia

c)

chemical

d)

sediment

75.

Large-scale folding of rock during the process of mountain building is characteristic of a(n) _______________ metamorphism setting.

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

c)

contact

d)

regional

Similar Resources on Wayground

Unit #7: Stoichiometry Practice

80 questions

Unit #7: Stoichiometry Practice

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Carrying capacity and vocabulary

70 questions

Carrying capacity and vocabulary

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Trophic Levels Review

75 questions

Trophic Levels Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

Meteorology Review Sheet

76 questions

Meteorology Review Sheet

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade - University

Force and Motion POST-TEST

75 questions

Force and Motion POST-TEST

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Biology Chapter 9 Review

73 questions

Biology Chapter 9 Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

NB#2

76 questions

NB#2

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Thermal Energy, Heat, and Temperature Quiz

75 questions

Thermal Energy, Heat, and Temperature Quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University