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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals 2019
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 30mins
The name of a mineral that can scratch fluorite is
talc
gypsum
topaz
calcite
If you were to classify minerals by hardness, which of the following would be the hardest?
1
10
4.5
7
Identify the mineral that can scratch quarts and feldspar, CANNOT scratch a diamond, and is harder than a topaz.
fluorite
apatite
gypsum
corundum
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
hardness
specific gravity
luster
streak
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
luster
streak
cleavage
fracture
A mineral's _____ may be glassy, pearly, or metallic.
Streak
Color
Luster
Hardness
Which processes change magma into igneous rock?
weathering and erosion
heat and pressure
compaction and cementation
cooling
Which type of rock is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
metallic
Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into sediments?
heating and pressure
compaction and cementation
melting and cooling
weathering and erosion
A student is testing the density of a mineral in science lab. The mineral has a mass of 126 g and a volume of 60 mL. What is the density of the mneral ?
2.0
2.1
2.3
2.6
Which of the following correctly identifies a change in rocks containing fossils into a rock that undergoes extreme heat and pressure ?
Sedimentary to Igneous
Igneous to Sedimentary
Sedimentary to Metamorphic
Metamorphic to Sedimentary
Why is color not very useful in identifying a mineral ?
Different minerals can be the same color.
Many minerals can be a variety of colors.
Minerals can tarnish or oxidize casuing them to change color.
All of these are correct.
Which of these properties can not be used to identify a mineral ?
Color
Luster
Age
Streak
Which statement is correct ?
Minerals are the same as rocks.
All the same minerals make up all the rocks.
Minerals are made of different types of rocks.
Rocks are made of different types of minerals.
