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WorksheetsHMH Unit 4: Rocks. Minerals, and Resources Benchmark Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 51mins
Weathering by wind, water, and ice produces
(a)
The process of wearing away rock is known as
(a)
A landslide quickly erodes sediment on a steep hill. When the landslide reaches the bottom of the hill , it slows down and finally comes to rest. The sediments it leaves are called
(a)
Any nonliving solid with a crystal form is called a(n)
(a)
A rock that forms from lava or magma is classified as a(n)
(a)
A rock that forms when heat or pressure changes an existing rock is classified as a(n)
(a)
At one time, limestone quarried in Florida was used to build large, important buildings. Today, most of the limestone mined in Florida is used in road construction. What type of resource is Limestone
New
Renewable
Reservable
Nonrenewable
Wind power is an energy source that causes very little pollution. Large modern wind turbines are turned by the wind to produce electricity. What type of resource is wind power?
Nonrenewable
Recyclable
Renewable
Reusable
Mohs Hardness scale is shown.
The hardness of a steel nail is about 5.5. A certain mineral scratches a steel nail but it will not scratch quartz.
What is the hardness of the mineral?
4
5
6
7
Minerals are identified and sorted by different characteristics. Luster is one way to sort minerals into different types, What is a mineral's luster?
The way that light reflects from its surface
The mineral's elements and their arrangement
The color that it makes when it is rubbed on tile
The way that it breaks when you strike it with a wedge.
What natural forces cause rocks to change into metamorphic rocks?
Heat and pressure from the magma
Pressure from above and heat from the magma
pressure and weathering in the layers
Transportation and heat in the layers.
Weathering is one of the forces that drives the rock cycle. What is one direct result of weathering?
Decrease in acid rain
Increase in flooding
Increase in the amount of soil
Decrease in the amount of plat life.
Elements in nature such as rock and ice affect one another.
Which statement describes the process shown in the diagram?
ice changes to rock
Ice prevents erosion
Ice causes the rock to break
Ice seals the break in the rock
Alluvial fans are fan-shaped deposits of sediment that are created by the flow of eater at the base of a mountain.
Which kinds of materials make up the sediment that forms an alluvial fan such as the one in the picture.
Boulders and plants
Ice and snow
Trees and Branches
Sand and gravel
Water erosion can change landforms. Which of the following is a landform caused by water erosion?
Dust bowl
Landslide
Moraine
Sand Dune
Tyronne was given a sample of four minerals. To test the hardness of each mineral, he tried to scratch each mineral with his fingernail, a copper penny, and a steel nail. The results of his experiment are shown in the table.
Which mineral tested the hardest?
Calcite
Gypsum
Fluorite
Quartz
Lila is looking at a map that shows where Florida's major resources are located. Which of these resources is she most likely to see on the map?
Air
Gold
Sunlight
Phosphate
