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Rocks, Minerals, and Matter

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a _________ state of matter, particles are packed tightly together.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

2.

What are the 3 main states of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plants

3.

Which state of matter is easily compressed and easily changes shape to fill its container?

a)

solid

b)

plasma

c)

liquid

d)

gas

4.

A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume is a _______ state of matter.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

5.

A form of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume is a _________ state of matter.

a)

liquid

b)

plasma

c)

solid

d)

gas

6.

To change from a solid into a liquid is to _______.

a)

melt

b)

freeze

c)

evaporate

d)

boil

7.

A ________ has a definite shape.

a)

solid

b)

plasma

c)

liquid

d)

gas

8.

When water is heated and it is rising into the air as water vapor, this is called ___________.

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

9.

A __________ has no definite shape or volume.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

plasma

d)

liquid

10.

What are rocks made of? Choose all that apply.

a)

minerals

b)

organic material

c)

inorganic material

d)

sediment

11.

A mineral is a natural solid with a characteristic __________ shape.

a)

rock

b)

crystal

c)

circular

12.

A fossil is ______________.

a)

natural solid with a characteristic crystal shape.

b)

an inorganic solid made of minerals and sediment.

c)

materials left behind by a once-living organism.

d)

the process that forms rocks.

13.

A rock is ___________.

a)

an inorganic solid made of minerals and sediment.

b)

a natural solid with a characteristic crystal shape.

c)

a material left behind by a once-living organism.

14.

What are the 3 types of rocks?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

mineral

d)

metamorphic

15.

When magma cools it forms _____________ rocks.

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

mineral

16.

Metamorphic rocks are formed by

a)

compression of shells and sediment.

b)

pressure and heat.

c)

cooling of lava or magma.

17.

___________ rocks are formed when sediments are pressed together.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Mineral

18.

The natural process that causes one type of rock to change into another type of rock is called _____________.

a)

the rock cycle

b)

metamorphism

c)

extrusive

d)

intrusive

19.

Very small pieces of rock, sand, and silt that are carried by water are called __________.

a)

sediments

b)

minerals

c)

crystals

d)

deposits

20.

The most likely place to find a fossil is in a __________ rock.

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

d)

mineral

21.

_________ can NOT be created or destroyed.

a)

Minerals

b)

Matter

c)

Rocks

d)

Sediment

22.

_______________ is when sediment is moved from one place to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

23.

___________ is a rock being broken down by wind, ice, or water.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

24.

Scientists who study rocks are called ____________.

a)

sociologists

b)

geologists

c)

zoologists

d)

ecologists

25.

Metamorphism is the process that forms ____________ rock.

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

mineral

d)

metamorphic

26.

In order for matter to change from one state to another, ________ must be added or taken away.

a)

sound

b)

energy

c)

touch

d)

ice