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rocks and minerals

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following minerals is the hardest?

a)

gypsum

b)

topaz

c)

talc

d)

calcite

2.

Which of the following minerals can fluorite scratch?

a)

quartz

b)

apatite

c)

orthoclase

d)

calcite

3.

A rock has layers and is made up of small grains. What type of rock is it?

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

layered

d)

volcanic

4.

What type of rock forms when magma cools?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

layered

5.

Which type of rock forms when other rocks are exposed to heat and pressure?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

crystalline

6.

A rock that formed magma has very large crystals. How did they cool?

a)

very slowly

b)

very quickly

c)

under water

d)

on land

7.

What rocks are you most likely to find beside a volcano?

a)

layered

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

igneous

8.

Which of the following is not a characteristic scientists use to classify minerals?

a)

hardness

b)

luster

c)

volume

d)

streak

9.

What are rocks made of?

a)

salts

b)

minerals

c)

quartz

d)

mica

10.

A mineral's (a)   describes how its surface looks when light reflects from it.

11.

When you rub a mineral against a white tile, its (a)  

is the color left behind.

12.

A mineral's (a)   is the ability to resist being scratched.