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WorksheetsResources of the Earth's Crust
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins
a solid material of Earth's crust with a definite composition is a
rock
mineral
fossil fuel
carbon
What is needed to change a rock into a metamorphic rock
heat and pressure
paint and heat
pressure and water
heat and water
a resource that cannot be replaced within a short period of time or at all is called a
renewable resource
humus
nonrenewable resource
rock
What are some tests that can help you tell minerals apart(mark all that apply)?
Streak test
Cleaning Test
Hardness test
Shine Test
WHat mineral do you think would be higher on the Moh's hardness scale calcite or Quartz? How could you test it?
Out of the minerals listed below, which are often found in California?(mark all that apply)
copper
borax
Quartz
Gypsum
a veinlike mineral deposit in solid rock is called a
drop off
deposit
ore
lode
What are the three types of rock? choose all three
igneous
quartz
magma
metamorphic
sedimentary
Explain why California is so full of different types of minerals.
Rocks that changes due to heat and pressure is called a
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
lava rock
sedimentary rock
The color of the powder left when a mineral i rubbed against a hard, rough surface is called the
luster
hardness
cleavage
streak
the way the light bounces off a mineral's surface is called the
streak
luster
hardness
cleavage
In your own words, describe the rock cycle.
What are the ways you can tell rocks apart?(select all apply)
structure
luster
mineral contained
texture
hardness
How is igneous rock formed?
through added heat and pressure to sediments
through the combination of minerals and pressure
through the cooling and hardnenind or melted rock materials
through the pressure of piling added rocks above
Pollution is
decomposing plants and animal remaind
adding harmful chemicals to the environment
nutrients added to soil to help with the growth of plants
resources that cannot be replaced easily of event
In your own words, describe how sedimentary rock is formed.
How are rocks and minerals similar? How are they different?
How do crystals form?
byt the cooling and hardening of molten rock.
byt the pressure of sedimentary rock
by the heating of metamorhic rock
by the heat and pressure of water added to sedimentary rock
How are minerals formed?
