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Density, Mineral ID & Rock Cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An irregularly shaped stone was lowered into a graduated cylinder holding a volume of water of 5 ml. The height of the water rose to 10 ml. If the mass of the stone was 20 g, what was its density?

a)

4 g / mL

b)

2 g / mL

c)

2.75 g / mL

d)

8.2 g / mL

2.

A sample of iron has the same dimensions of 2 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm. If the mass of this rectangular-shaped object is 64 g, what is the density of iron?

a)

10.6 g / cm3

b)

0.125 g / cm3

c)

8 g / cm3

d)

70 g / cm3

3.

A sample of lead has the density of 60 g/mL and a mass of 15 g, what is the volume of the lead?

a)

4 mL

b)

4 cm3

c)

1.5 mL

d)

0.25 mL

4.

Id the mineral with the following information:

Color: Black to silvery gray

Cleavage: None

Streak: Black

Luster: Black

Hardness: 5 to 6.5

Special Property: Magnetic

a)

Graphite

b)

Magnetite

c)

Pyrite

d)

Galena

5.

Id the mineral with the following information:

Color: Orange, pink or peach

Cleavage: Yes

Streak: White or none

Luster: Non-metallic

Hardness: 6 to 6.5

Special Property: None

a)

Graphite

b)

Feldspar

c)

Pyrite

d)

Sulfur

6.
The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces
a)
fracture
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
7.
How a mineral reflects light from its surface
a)
crystal
b)
luster
c)
streak
d)
refraction
8.
A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest
a)
streak test
b)
luster test
c)
Mohs hardness scale
d)
fracture
9.

What must a mineral consist of to be considered a mineral?

a)

Organic, synthetic, any substance, compound and be a crystal.

b)

Naturally occurring, solid substance, orderly crystalline structure, definite chemical composition and inorganic.

c)

Synthetic, organic, Naturally occurring, solid substance, orderly crystalline structure, definite chemical composition

d)

Any substance that has an element in it.

10.

What is aboveground molten rock?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Sedimentary

11.

What is underground molten rock?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Soil

d)

Intrusive

12.

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

a)

inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

b)

igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

c)

metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

d)

sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

13.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
14.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
15.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition