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Rocks and Minerals

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

how is a igneous rock formed?

a)

cooling and solidification of lava or magma

b)

intense heat and pressure

c)

weathering and erosion

d)

all of the above

2.

which of the following is a mineral?

a)

quartz

b)

brick

c)

steel

d)

glass

3.

a metamorphic rock is put under...

a)

melting and cooling

b)

compacting and cementing

c)

intense heat and pressure

d)

at the bottom of the ocean

4.

steel is a mineral.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

why are steel,brick and glass not minerals?

4 lines
6.

sedimentary rocks form when weathering and erosion make sediments and they get deposited and then gets...

a)

heat ad pressure

b)

eaten by a cat

c)

put under a rock

d)

compacted and cemented

7.

what are the characteristics of a mineral?

a)

inorganic

b)

all of the above

c)

solid

d)

buoyancy

e)

crystalline internal structure

8.

what are some properties of a mineral?

a)

luster

b)

definite chemical composition

c)

fluorescence

d)

water bear

e)

magnetism

9.

I have a fossil on me and I was was compacted and cemented by sediments.what rock am I?

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

igneous

10.

which of the following is NOT a mineral properties?

a)

florescence

b)

color

c)

structure

d)

magnetism