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WorksheetsRocks & Minerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
All rocks contain minerals, but minerals do not contain rocks.
True
False
An isotope is an atom that has a different number of neutrons.
True
False
Viscosity of magma increases with a decrease in temperature.
True
False
Oxygen and phosphorus are the two main elements found in most rocks.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT required in order for minerals to be stable?
Ionic charges sum to zero
Ion sizes are compatible
Has crystalline structure
Contains carbon
An igneous rock with small particles cooled quickly and is an intrusive igneous rock.
True
False
Compaction and cementation form what type of rock?
Intrusive igneous
Metamorphic
Extrusive igneous
Sedimentary
A rock cools from lava on Earth's crust. What type of rock has formed?
Extrusive igneous
Intrusive igneous
Contact metamorphic
Regional metamorphic
You find a rock with a fossil embedded in it. What type of rock is this?
Clastic sedimentary
Chemical sedimentary
Organic sedimentary
Sediment
Rock that forms when minerals settle from a suspension are what type of rock?
Chemical sedimentary
Organic sedimentary
Clastic sedimentary
Regional metamorphic
Which process CANNOT happen?
Igneous --> heat and pressure --> metamorphic rock
Igneous --> weathering and erosion --> burial --> deposition --> cementation --> sedimentary rock
Metamorphic --> melting --> solidification --> igneous rock
Sedimentary --> melting --> solidification --> metamorphic rock
Scratching a rock or mineral against a white piece of porcelain is testing what about that rock or mineral?
Luster
Color
Streak
Hardness
Luster tells you what about a mineral?
Its color
Its shine
Its streak
Its structure
What type of luster would this be? (You can click on the image to enlarge it.)
Metallic
Resinous
Pearly
Adamantine
You weigh a mineral to be 5 grams, and you use displacement to find its volume equals 0.26 cm3. What is the density of this mineral? (Bonus point if you email me what this mineral is!)
19.2 g/cm3
1.3 g/cm3
0.052 g/cm3
96.2 g/cm3
Strata refers to
layers of rock
Earth's history
rock types
radiocarbon dating
What type of fossil is this? (You can click on the image to enlarge it.)
Trace
Tar
Petrification
Ice
The present day Eon is called the
Hadean
Proterozoic
Phenerozoic
Archean
Pangaea formed
4.6 billion years ago
500 million years ago
299 million years ago
2,000 years ago
Many of Earth's Eras ended due to
changes in Earth's magnetic field
climate changes
changes in biodiversity
natural disasters
