WorksheetsSocial Science U4: Rocks (part 2)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The Earth's crust is made up of metal.
True
False, it's made up of rock.
False, it's made up of water.
Sometimes
What are the Earth's inner layers made of?
Hot minerals.
Air, water and sunlight
Minerals and rocks
Water and rocks
The Earth's crust is made up of metal.
True
False
Metal? What is metal?
Really?
There are three different types of rocks?
True
False
Three, four or 13?
Really?
What process forms sedimentary rocks?
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
Fragments of rocks, dead vegetation and animal matter form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
What process forms metamorphic rocks?
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
What type of rock can turn into a metamorphic rock?
Igneous only
Sedimentary only
Metamorphic only
Any type of rock
What type of scientists study rocks?
geologists
biologists
meteorologists
biochemicists
What material forms igneous rocks?
magma
sand
gravel
fossils
What does metamorphic mean?
Fragments
Erosion
Change of form
Volcanic eruption
Where do minerals exist?
Deep inside the Earth.
On the Earth's surface.
In the stratosphere.
In the museums.
Where does fuel for our cars come from?
From gases.
From clouds.
From minerals.
From all the water on Earth.
What are the properties of minerals?
Colour, hardness and size.
Hardness, lustre and fuel.
Colour and hardness.
Colour, hardness and lustre.
Can we see crystals in some minerals?
Yes, we can.
No, we can't.
There are no crystals in minerals.
What is hardness in minerals?
It refers to the property of minerals to be shiny or dull.
It refers to the property of minerals to be hard or soft.
It refers to the colour of the minerals.
It refers to the property of minerals to be big or small.
What is lustre in minerals?
It refers to the property of minerals to be shiny or dull.
It refers to the property of minerals to be hard or soft.
It refers to the colour of the minerals.
It refers to the property of minerals to be big or small.
What is the opposite of shiny?
Hard
Black
Dull
Soft
What is the opposite of soft?
Hard
Black
Dull
Green
What is the hardest substance on Earth?
Malachite
Quartz
Talc
Diamond
Gold
In what rock we can not see crystals?
Malachite
Quartz
Diamond
Gold
What do minerals form when they combine with other minerals?
Stones
Rocks
Other minerals
Crystals
What is a very important and common use of graphite?
Jewellery
Paint
Kitchen tops
Pencils
Plaster
What is the lithosphere?
It's the inner layer of the Earth.
It's made up of the three layers of gases surrounding the Earth.
It's made up of the Earth's crust and the upper mantle.
It's all the water on Earth.
What are the tectonic plates?
They refer to the liquid part of the Earth.
They're the huge areas of rock under the ground we walk on.
They're something which erupts sometimes.
They're the areas of land we live on.
What are the continents?
They refer to the ground opening and moving.
They're the huge areas of rock under the ground we walk on.
They're something which erupts sometimes.
They're the areas of land we live on.
When does an earthquake occur?
When water covers land that is usually dry,
When there is a continuous period of dry weather.
When the tectonic plates bump into one another.
When the tectonic plates push together and upwards forming a tower.
When is a volcano formed?
When water covers land that is usually dry,
When there is a continuous period of dry weather.
When the tectonic plates bump into one another.
When the tectonic plates push together and upwards forming a tower.
What forces the magma to come up?
Preassure and heat.
Preassure and ice.
Cold and hot temperatures.
The crater at the top of the chimney.
The Earth has five major tectonic plates which form the continents?
False, there are seven.
True.
False, there are four.
False, there are only two.
How is the hole in the middle of a volcano called?
Lava
Magma chamber
Chimney
Crater
