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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals Reteach
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
2.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
3.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
4.
Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a mineral?
a)
Naturally Occuring
b)
Can be solid, liquid, or gas
c)
Inorganic
d)
Crystalline Structure
5.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid which has a definite crystalline structure
a)
Mineral
b)
Element
c)
Compound
d)
Rock
6.
Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?
a)
They are liquids
b)
They are formed in nature
c)
They are inorganic
d)
They have crystalline structure
7.
Inorganic means not of living things.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
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
9.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
10.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
11.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
12.
Which test is not reliable in identifying minerals
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
specific gravity
d)
color
13.
Breakage along rough or jagged edges
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
streak
d)
luster
14.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
15.
What is underground molten rock?
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Soil
d)
Intrusive
16.
What is aboveground molten rock?
a)
Extrusive
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Sedimentary
17.
The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
a)
weathering
b)
sediment
c)
erosion
d)
cememtation
18.
What type of sedimentary rock forms when the remains of plants or animals are deposited in thick layers?
a)
Clastic
b)
Organic
c)
Chemical
19.
What is the process of running water, wind, or ice loosening and carrying away fragments of rock?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Cementation
20.
What is the process in which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Cementation
21.
What is the correct order of making and dropping off of sediments?
a)
weathering, erosion, deposition
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition
c)
weathering, deposition , erosion
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