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rocks and minerals

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which BEST describes the rock cycle?
a)
New rocks form from older rocks.
b)
Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
c)
Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
d)
Layers of rock are broken by faults.
2.
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.
3.
When buried sediments are subjected to pressure, the mineral grains are squeezed together. This causes
a)
layers to rise to the surface
b)
new rock to be formed
c)
earthquakes
d)
volcanoes
4.
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.
5.
Coal is formed from
a)
plant remains decomposed under pressure.
b)
melted and cooled metamorphic rock.
c)
natural gas subjected to heat.
d)
seas that have evaporated.
6.

Sedimentary rock forms when rock is first

a)

broken down by weathering.

b)

melted into liquid magma.

c)

crystallized into natural glass.

7.
What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
8.
What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
9.

What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

10.
How do sedimentary rock form?
a)
by pressure of layers of sediment
b)
by heat from volcanos
c)
by heat and pressure deep underground
11.

Which of the following is a characteristic of all minerals?

a)

Crystalline structure

b)

Fills the shape of its container

c)

Usually organic

d)

Random chemical composition

12.

Two types of igneous rocks are:

a)

Interior and exterior

b)

Intrusive and extrusive

c)

Inside and outside

d)

Enter and exit

13.

A rock that contains a useful mineral is called

a)

gem

b)

quarry

c)

ore

d)

alloy

14.
Why is coal not a mineral?
a)
It's not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
15.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
a)
density
b)
streak
c)
mineral
d)
non silicate mineral
16.

Which of the following minerals is one of the hardest minerals?

a)

pearl

b)

diamond

c)

talc

d)

quartz

17.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
18.

Where is magma found?

a)

inside Earth

b)

on the surface of the Earth

19.

Where is lava found?

a)

inside Earth

b)

on the surface of the Earth

20.

How do extrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

21.

How do intrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

22.

Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

23.

Coarse-grained igneous rocks with large crystals formed from

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slow cooling magma

24.

Is this igneous rock, obsidian, fine-grained or coarse-grained?

a)

fine-grained

b)

coarse-grained

25.

Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock. What does this tell you about it?

a)

it was formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

b)

it was formed from slowly cooling magma

c)

it was formed from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

26.
The metamorphic rock __________ usually forms when limestone is subjected to heat and pressure deep beneath the surface.
a)
marble
b)
slate
c)
sandstone
27.
Because the foliated metamorphic rock __________ splits easily into flat pieces, it is used for roofing material.
a)
marble
b)
slate
c)
sandstone
28.

The seafloor is covered in...

a)

basalt.

b)

granite.

c)

pumice.

29.

Conglomerate is a...

a)

metamorphic.

b)

sedimentary.

c)

igneous.

30.

What is this roof made of?

a)

Slate.

b)

Basalt.

31.

What is one use of Granite?

a)

polishing furniture

b)

weapons

c)

building materials

d)

skin abrasives

32.
How do Intrusive Igneous rocks cool?
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
c)
really fast
33.
How is Pumice used?
a)
countertops
b)
skin abrasive
c)
gravel
d)
weapons
34.
Rock made of layers of compressed sediments
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
school house rock
35.
The original rock before metamorphism is called a _?_.
a)
original
b)
parent rock
c)
kid rock
d)
starter rock
36.

a naturally occurring, non-living solid that has a specific chemical make-up and a repeating structure.

a)

rock

b)

mineral

c)

stone

d)

mountain

37.
Rocks are constantly being formed and destroyed in a process called the _____________.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Cooling 
c)
Melting
d)
Cementation

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