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Rocks and Minerals Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a natural occurring solid substance that is normally made of minerals.

a)

mineral

b)

rock

c)

streak

d)

luster

2.

Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary are all types of what?

a)

coal

b)

cookies

c)

minerals

d)

rocks

3.

This is a term that means something you can observe with your senses.

a)

Minerals

b)

Rocks

c)

Property

d)

Grains

4.

This term means pieces of minerals that make up the rock. Rocks that have larger _______ are rough and scratchy. Rocks with no ________ are glassy.

a)

Luster

b)

Streak

c)

Hardness

d)

Grains

5.

Coal is an unusual rock because it is not made of minerals at all.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

These are the building blocks of rocks. Scientists have discovered over 3,000 of these.

a)

rocks

b)

minerals

c)

coal

d)

igneous

7.

Color ___________ cannot be used to identify most minerals because they come in so many different colors.

a)

alone

b)

only

c)

always

d)

never

8.

This is the powder a mineral leaves behind when it is rubbed on a rough tile or another mineral.

a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

hardness

d)

color

9.

This term refers to the way light bounces off the surface of a mineral. Some can be metallic or shiny.

a)

streak

b)

hardness

c)

color

d)

luster

10.

Hardness is how easily a mineral can be scratched

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Mohs' Scale shows the hardness of minerals. A diamond is the softest mineral and talc is the hardest.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

The Mohs' Scale shows the ___________ of ten common minerals.

a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

hardness

d)

cleavage

13.

This term means how easy a mineral can break. The word fracture is another term you can use to describe this word.

a)

magnetism

b)

cleavage

c)

luster

d)

Mohs' Scale

14.

Minerals with this property are attracted to magnets.

a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

magnetism

d)

streak

15.

If a mineral reacts with acid it can

a)

bubble and fix

b)

create a new mineral

c)

turn purple

d)

explode

16.

Rocks are the building blocks of minerals.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

There are how many types of rocks?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

18.

Rocks are like chocolate chip cookies, and the ingredients (eggs, sugar, flour, butter, etc...) are like minerals.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Which of these is NOT a type of rock.

a)

Igenous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Sephora

d)

Metamorphic

20.

How can I scratch a diamond?

a)

with any minerals

b)

using dragon glass

c)

using another diamond

d)

using apatite