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ROCKS AND MINERALS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is the hardest rock?

a)

sandstone

b)

marble

c)

granite

d)

slate

2.
A __________ is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks. 
a)
Sedimentary rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Mineral
d)
Sediment
3.
What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?
a)
minerals
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
4.
Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.
a)
diamonds
b)
minerals
c)
fossils
d)
dirt
5.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
6.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
7.

Which substance makes up most of the Earth’s crust?

a)

sandstone

b)

humus

c)

rock

d)

saltwater

8.

If sandstone is tightly pressed and heated for a few million years, it becomes -----------------

a)

shale

b)

marble

c)

quartzite

d)

limestone

9.

Our very own -------------------in Delhi is entirely made of red sandstone.

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Qutub Minar

c)

Mysore Palace

d)

Red Fort

10.

Pick the odd one out

a)

chalk

b)

coal

c)

slate

d)

marble

11.

Name the mineral used to make watches

a)

Tungsten

b)

Clay

c)

Quartz

d)

Graphite

12.

Which is the mineral used in light bulb?

a)

Talc

b)

Iron

c)

Clay

d)

Tungsten

13.

Coal is --------- in colour

a)

white

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

yellow

14.

Pencil's lead is made up of ----------------

a)

wood

b)

iron

c)

graphite

d)

clay

15.

Pick the odd one out

a)

talc

b)

silica

c)

slate

d)

salt