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Resources of the Earth's Crust

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a solid material of Earth's crust with a definite composition is a

a)

rock

b)

mineral

c)

fossil fuel

d)

carbon

2.

What is needed to change a rock into a metamorphic rock

a)

heat and pressure

b)

paint and heat

c)

pressure and water

d)

heat and water

3.

a resource that cannot be replaced within a short period of time or at all is called a

a)

renewable resource

b)

humus

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

rock

4.

What are some tests that can help you tell minerals apart(mark all that apply)?

a)

Streak test

b)

Cleaning Test

c)

Hardness test

d)

Shine Test

5.

WHat mineral do you think would be higher on the Moh's hardness scale calcite or Quartz? How could you test it?

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6.

Out of the minerals listed below, which are often found in California?(mark all that apply)

a)

copper

b)

borax

c)

Quartz

d)

Gypsum

7.

a veinlike mineral deposit in solid rock is called a

a)

drop off

b)

deposit

c)

ore

d)

lode

8.

What are the three types of rock? choose all three

a)

igneous

b)

quartz

c)

magma

d)

metamorphic

e)

sedimentary

9.

Explain why California is so full of different types of minerals.

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10.

Rocks that changes due to heat and pressure is called a

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

lava rock

d)

sedimentary rock

11.

The color of the powder left when a mineral i rubbed against a hard, rough surface is called the

a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

streak

12.

the way the light bounces off a mineral's surface is called the

a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

hardness

d)

cleavage

13.

In your own words, describe the rock cycle.

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14.

What are the ways you can tell rocks apart?(select all apply)

a)

structure

b)

luster

c)

mineral contained

d)

texture

e)

hardness

15.

How is igneous rock formed?

a)

through added heat and pressure to sediments

b)

through the combination of minerals and pressure

c)

through the cooling and hardnenind or melted rock materials

d)

through the pressure of piling added rocks above

16.

Pollution is

a)

decomposing plants and animal remaind

b)

adding harmful chemicals to the environment

c)

nutrients added to soil to help with the growth of plants

d)

resources that cannot be replaced easily of event

17.

In your own words, describe how sedimentary rock is formed.

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18.

How are rocks and minerals similar? How are they different?

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19.

How do crystals form?

a)

byt the cooling and hardening of molten rock.

b)

byt the pressure of sedimentary rock

c)

by the heating of metamorhic rock

d)

by the heat and pressure of water added to sedimentary rock

20.

How are minerals formed?

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