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Planet earth, it's subsystems and Minerals

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the only planet that can harbour life.

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

2.

It is like a blanket of air that surrounds the earth.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

3.

It is the mineral that is used to create wooden pencils.

a)

Graphite

b)

Halite

c)

Quartz

d)

Dolomite

4.

Why is earth called a terrestrial planet?

a)

It is closest to the sun

b)

It has life

c)

It is farther from the sun

d)

It is placed at almost the middle planets

5.

How many percent of water comprises the Earth?

a)

70%

b)

50%

c)

30%

d)

15%

6.

Which subsystem comprises all of the waters of the earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Biosphere

7.

Which of the subsystems is composed of a mixture of gases that surrounds the earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Biosphere

8.

It is the solid part of the earth that consists the entire planet from the center of the core to the outer crust.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geopshere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

9.

The quartz with a pinkish color is called:

a)

Rose Quartz

b)

Pink Quartz

c)

Strawberry Quartz

d)

Al Quartz

10.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Minerals?

a)

organic

b)

Naturally occuring

c)

solid

d)

crystal structure

11.

What do you call the tendency for a mineral to break along flat surface?

a)

Cleavage

b)

Ductility

c)

Hardness

d)

Tenacity

12.

Which of the following is the mineral found in table salt?

a)

Halite

b)

Graphite

c)

Dolomite

d)

Sulfate

13.

It is a ranking of mineral from softest to hardest.

a)

Mohs hardness Scale

b)

Streak

c)

Sectility

d)

Crystal

14.

It is the ability of minerals to be cut by a knife

a)

Sectility

b)

Ductility

c)

Malleability

d)

Tenacity

15.

A manner by which minerals reflects light

a)

Luster

b)

Tenacity

c)

Streak

d)

Crystalline Habit