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Unit 4 Review Rocks & Minerals

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the name of the columns on the periodic table?

a)

Period

b)

Group

c)

Element

d)

Compound

2.

What are the name of the rows on the periodic table?

a)

Period

b)

Group

c)

Element

d)

Compound

3.

What makes up the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Element

b)

Protons & Electrons

c)

Protons & Neutrons

d)

Protons, Neutrons, & Electrons

4.

What is an isotope?

a)

Has a different number of neutrons

b)

Has a different number of protons

c)

Has an electric charge

d)

The smallest piece of matter

5.

What is an ion?

a)

Has a different number of neutrons

b)

Has a different number of protons

c)

Has an electric charge (different number of electrons)

d)

The smallest piece of matter

6.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
7.

SELECT THE 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A MINERAL

a)

solid, naturally occurring, inorganic, chemical formula, crystal structure

b)

chemical composition, organic, living, crystal structure

c)

inorganic, plastic, shiny, non-metallic, chemical formula

d)

organic, non-living, metallic, rocky, liquid

8.

True/False: A mineral can be liquid.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
Mineral containing silicon, oxygen, and usually one or more other elements
a)
carbonate
b)
halide
c)
silicate
d)
sulfate
10.
Mineral crystals can form from cooling ________
a)
dirt
b)
magma
c)
water
d)
air
11.
Minerals can form from other minerals when exposed to 
a)
heat & pressure
b)
extreme cold
c)
high humidity
d)
salt water
12.
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 characteristics of minerals?
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Organic Processes 
c)
Definite Chemical Composition
d)
Solid
13.
Minerals are inorganic which means that
a)
they were once parts of living things.
b)
renewable
c)
they were never part of anything living.
d)
they are nonrenewable
14.

Gold is an example of a/an

a)

Silicate

b)

Natural element

c)

Carbonate

d)

Halide

15.

What type of mineral is salt (NaCl)?

a)

Sulfide

b)

Silicate

c)

halite

d)

Natural Element

16.

All minerals in the sulfate/sulfide groups contain what element?

a)

sulfur

b)

carbon

c)

silicon

d)

oxygen

17.

A mineral that contains mostly carbon and oxygen would be classified as a _______.

a)

halide

b)

oxide

c)

carbonate

d)

silicate

18.

Mineral formation causes by high pressures and high temperatures would most likely occur in which of the following environments?

a)

a cave

b)

a lava flow

c)

deep within the Earth

d)

the ocean

19.

Which is a halide?

a)

MgCO3

b)

KBr

c)

FeS

d)

SiO2

20.

Most common mineral group in Earth's crust is

a)

silicates

b)

rocks

c)

sulfates/sulfides

d)

natural elements

21.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
22.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
23.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
24.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
25.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
27.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
28.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
29.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
30.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
31.

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

32.

Which sedimentary rock has a fine-grained texture?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

Rocks that form from cooling magma inside Earth?

a)

Igneous intrusive

b)

Igneous extrusive

c)

Metamorphic foliated

d)

Metamorphic nonfoliated

34.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
35.

True/False: Lava is molten material deep beneath Earth's surface.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Intrusive igneous rocks are formed

a)

beneath Earth's surface

b)

at Earth's surface

c)

under the ocean

d)

on the moon

37.

True/False: Igneous rocks can have either large or small grain/crystal sizes based on how quickly the rock cooled.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The process of breaking a rock down into smaller pieces.

a)

texture

b)

weathering

c)

sediment

d)

erosion

39.

During mechanical weathering

a)

the chemical composition of the rock changes

b)

the rock is broken into smaller pieces

c)

sediments are cemented into sedimentary rock

d)

lave cools slowly to form igneous rocks

40.

What is frost wedging?

a)

When a glacier moves slowly through a valley and shapes the sides

b)

The formation of rocks when lava cools on a bed of snow

c)

The chemical weathering that occurs when ice freezes

d)

The mechanical weathering that occurs when water turns to ice in the crevice of a rock.

41.

Which of the following is TRUE about chemical weathering

a)

The corners of a rock are weathered first

b)

Acid rain is the only way this type of weathering occus

c)

The rock is broken into smaller pieces but the chemical composition is still the same

d)

This happens fastest in cold climates like the north pole.

42.

Which layer of Earth is in the liquid state of matter?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Outer Core

43.

The lithosphere consists of the –

a)

upper mantle and the crust

b)

lower mantle and the outer core

c)

inner and outer core.

d)

crust and the entire mantle.

44.

According to scientific data, which layer of Earth is the thickest?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

45.

The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the -

a)

Crust

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

46.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above 
47.
Identify each layer - #15.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Asthenosphere
48.
Identify each layer - #19.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
49.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
50.

Which correctly describes oceanic crust?

a)

Younger & denser than continental crust

b)

Younger & less dense than continental crust

c)

Older & denser than continental crust

d)

Older & less dense than continental crust