WorksheetsRocks and Minerals Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
What are the TWO elements found in Galena?
Lead
Carbon
Silicon
Sulfur
Which mineral has cleavage in thin, flexible sheets?
Bituminous Coal
Muscovite Mica
Quartz
Hematite
If a rock has inter-grown crystals, it is most likely
Scoria
Conglomerate
Phyllite
Granite
Which rock cooled and solidified at the slowest rate?
Gabbro
Granite
Pumice
Pegmatite
Which mineral can scratch gypsum but can not scratch quartz
Talc
Calcite
Garnet
Graphite
Shale is made of _____________ sized particles cemented together
Sand
Pebble
Clay
Silt
Clastic rocks
Cooled rapidly
Formed in areas of evaporating seas
Contain fragments of other rocks cemented together
Bubble with Hydrochloric acid
What is one indication that a rock cooled rapidly?
Presence of gas pockets
Dark color
Coarse-grained texture
Banding
Mineral alignment is also known as
Glassy texture
Vesicular
Foliated
Igneous
Which metamorphic rock has undergone the most intense heat and pressure?
Slate
Phyllite
Shale
Gneiss
Which rock has the most coarse-grained texture?
Shale
Sandstone
Siltstone
Slate
Felsic rocks
Are darker in color
Contain high amounts of magnesium
Are rich in silicon and aluminum
Include Gabbro and Scoria
How do extrusive igneous rocks form?
from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface
from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface
Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from
rapidly cooling lava
slowly cooling magma
Granite appears pink, while Diorite appears white, due to
The rate at which they cooled
The size of the rock
The presence of Biotite mica
Granite contains potassium feldspar
Which mineral is NOT found in Basalt?
Olivine
Pyroxene
Plagioclase Feldspar
Quartz
Two examples of rocks that contain once-living things
Granite
Limestone
Bituminous Coal
Schist
What sized sediment makes shale?
Sand
Clay
Cobble
Silt
Silt, Cobble, or Sand
This rock is made of pure olivine
Peridotite
Basalt
Dunite
Granite
Which cooled more slowly?
Rhyolite
Gabbro
The type of metamorphism associated with the boundary along igneous intrusions is known as
Regional Metamorphism
Contact Metamorphism
Foliated Texture
Gneiss
Which metamorphic rock would likely bubble with acid?
Metaconglomerate
Anthracite coal
Marble
Quartzite
Which rock formed from chemical processes?
Sandstone
Gneiss
Granite
Rock Gypsum
This symbol represents
Clay
Sandstone
Shale
Marble
Which mineral can scratch fluorite, exhibits fracture, contains magnesium, and is nonmetallic?
Olivine
Galena
Quartz
Potassium Feldspar
A sample of shale is exposed to a relatively low amount of heat and pressure. This rock will likely become
Amphibole
Gneiss
Quartzite
Slate
