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Rocks & Minerals

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
2.
What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
3.
What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered?
a)
continental drift
b)
plate tectonics
c)
water cycle
d)
rock cycle
4.
Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
reactivity
c)
oxidation
d)
flammability
5.
How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?
a)
Particles are changed into liquids.
b)
Particles are compressed into layers.
c)
Particles are melted together by magma.
d)
Particles are heated by the Sun.
6.
Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
heating and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplift and erosion
7.
Which statement is true about rocks?
a)
Magma is made of solid rock.
b)
Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
c)
Crystals are made of rocks.
d)
Minerals are made of one or more rocks.
8.
Which sentence BEST describes a process in the rock cycle?
a)
Sedimentary rocks can melt to become metamorphic rocks.
b)
Volcanoes can deposit sedimentary rock to form mountains.
c)
Metamorphic rocks can form by the weathering process.
d)
Igneous rocks can become metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
9.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
10.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
11.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
12.
This rock is formed from lava and you would most likely find it near a volcano.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
13.
This rock is changed by heat and pressure.  It is formed in layers.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
14.
The name of a scientist that studies rocks and minerals is called a . . . 
a)
biologist
b)
geologist
c)
zoologist
d)
rockologist
15.
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
a)
A rock is an inconsistent mixture of minerals, while a mineral is "pure" and made up of a precise combination of chemicals.
b)
A mineral is an inconsistent mixture of minerals, while a rock is "pure" and made up of a precise combination of chemicals.
c)
A rock is harder than all minerals.
d)
Minerals contain fossils while rocks do not.
16.
Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals.  Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. 
a)
true
b)
false
17.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
18.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
19.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
20.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
21.
What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?
a)
color tiles
b)
streak test
c)
Mohs Scale
d)
weight scale
22.
Which of the following is NOT a property that can be used to identify a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
weight
d)
hardness
23.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
24.
What are 3 properties that are used to identify minerals?
a)
luster, color and sound
b)
smell, color and hardness
c)
luster, color and hardness
d)
luster, smell and hardness
25.
What is Hardness?
a)
The tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.
b)
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
c)
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
26.

Rocks that cool off are called magma?

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Sedimentary rocks are formed by many years of sediment squeezed together until the harden?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Metamorphic rocks are generally created from other types of rocks?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Slate, gneiss, and marble are types of this rock.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

30.

Granite, pumice, basalt, and obsidian are types of this rock.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

31.

Limestone, conglomerate, shale, and sandstone are types of this rock.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

32.

____________ and ____________ change the size of minerals in metamorphic rock.

a)

minerals and pressure

b)

properties and minerals

c)

sediments and heat

d)

heat and pressure

33.

Some rocks are made of _______________ that have been pressed and cemented together.

a)

magma

b)

sediments

c)

pressure

d)

heat

34.

Melted material that creates an igneous rock is called ___________.

a)

magma/lava

b)

heat

c)

properties

d)

minerals

35.

Rocks are made of nonliving material made from one or more _______________.

a)

heat

b)

properties

c)

pressure

d)

minerals

36.

Rock that was once hot magma is called ______________.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

37.

What is luster?

a)

The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

38.

What is a mineral?

a)

A nonliving, solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's crust.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

39.

What is streak?

a)

The tendency on a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The colour of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.

40.

Is magma found above or below ground?

a)

above

b)

below

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