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Minerals and Igneous Rocks

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What mineral property is shown here?

a)

Streak

b)

Hardness

c)

Luster

d)

Fracture

2.

What mineral property is shown here?

a)

Streak

b)

Cleavage

c)

Hardness

d)

Fracture

3.

What mineral property is shown here?

a)

Streak

b)

Hardness

c)

Cleavage

d)

Luster

4.

Does this mineral have cleavage or fracture?

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

5.

Does this mineral have cleavage or fracture?

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

6.

Does this mineral have a metallic or non-metallic luster?

a)

Metallic

b)

Non-metallic

7.

Does this mineral have a metallic or non-metallic luster?

a)

Metallic

b)

Non-metallic

8.

The internal arrangement of atoms impacts...

a)

Color and hardness

b)

Luster and cleavage

c)

Fracture and streak

d)

Cleavage and shape

9.

How is an igneous rock formed?

a)

Erosion of sediments

b)

Heat and/or pressure

c)

Melting and solidification of magma or lava

d)

Compaction and cementation

10.

Is this rock sample intrusive or extrusive?

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

11.

Is this rock sample mafic or felsic?

a)

Mafic

b)

Felsic

12.

Is this rock sample mafic or felsic?

a)

Mafic

b)

Felsic

13.

The gas pockets are called...

a)

Depressions

b)

Vesicles

c)

Is that from the moon?

d)

I think you made those holes.

14.

Intrusive igneous rocks form

a)

inside Earth

b)

at Earth's surface

15.

Extrusive igneous rocks form

a)

inside Earth

b)

at Earth's surface

16.

Is this rock intrusive or extrusive?

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

17.

Intrusive igneous rocks

a)

Cool quickly and have big honkin' crystals

b)

Cool slowly and have big honkin' crystals

c)

Cool quickly and have small or non-visible crystals

d)

Cool slowly and have small or non-visible crystals

18.

Mafic igneous rocks are rich in...

a)

Silicon (Si) and aluminum (Al)

b)

Iron (Fe) and magnesium (Mg)

19.

Felsic igneous rocks are rich in

a)

Silicon (Si) and aluminum (Al)

b)

Iron (Fe) and magnesium (Mg)

20.

Which minerals bubble with acid?

a)

Graphite and galena

b)

Halite and gypsum

c)

Calcite and dolomite

d)

That's pretty neat