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Worksheets2 - Mineral/Rock Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Minerals have a definable chemical composition.
True
False
Composition - felsic to mafic - is an identification characteristic for which type of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerals
Protolith - the "first rock" - is an identification characteristic for which type of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerals
Energy of the environment - what "acts" on the rock - is an identification characteristic for which type of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerals
ALMOST all of minerals are inorganic
True
False
Just looking at the colour of a mineral will tell you what kind it is...
True
False
This scale measures the relative ability of a mineral to resist scratching
Wegners Hardness Scale
Ricters Hardness Scale
Mohs Hardness Scale
Mineral Hardness Scale
Special properties of minerals DO NOT include...
Magnetism
Reactions with Acids
Streak Colour
Taste
Minerals can form by precipitation from a fluid during hydrothermal processes
True
False
Minerals form by many minerals sticking together (clastic)
True
False
Minerals can form by the crystallization of magma below or at the Earth's surface
True
False
Silicates, Oxides, Sulfides, and Halides are all examples of...
Rock Groups
Mineral Groups
Strata Groups
Foliation Groups
A coherent, naturally occurring solid, consisting of an aggregate of minerals...
Mineral
Rock
Strata
Clastic
Where grains are held together by a natural cement, these are called ______________________ rocks
Clastic
Crystalline
Lithification involves...
Compaction and Cementation
Compaction and Crystalization
Shear and Cementation
Heat and Cementation
What is NOT a basic rock group?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Mineral
Metamorphic
What is NOT a characteristic of rock types?
Grain size
Layering
Composition
Hardness
Igneous rocks are categorized into what two groups?
Clastic and Non-Clastic
Foliated and Non-Foliated
Intrusive and Extrusive
Biochemical and Organic
These types of rocks can be foliated
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerals
Clastic Sedimentary rocks are classified by their...
Vesicles
Grain size
Banding
Pressure
These rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerals
These rocks are formed by the compaction and cementation of sediments
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerals
These rocks are formed by change as a result of exposure to heat and pressure
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerals
Slate, Marble and Gneiss are examples of...
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Minerals
Coal, Sandstone and Shale are examples of...
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Minerals
Pumice, Obsidian and Granite are examples of...
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Minerals
Intrusive Igneous rocks cool SLOWER therefore have...
Smaller Crystals
Larger Crystals
No Crystals
What term is used to describe the act of transporting sediments to deposit them in layers?
Weathering
Erosion
Precipitation
Chemical
How does sediment turn into rock?
Lithification
Weathering
Settling
Erosion
When lava is cooled at colder temperatures it will look (have the texture of)...?
Chunky and Rough
Whipped like
Smooth and Ropey
What ore/mineral has the most operating mines (over 10!) in SK?
Potash
Uranium
Coal
Peat
Mineral deposits that occur in kimberlite (IG) rocks include ______.
Uranium
Potash
Diamond
Silica Sand
Mineral deposits that occur in sedimentary rocks include ______.
Copper
Zinc
Graphite
Silica Sand
Mineral deposits that occur in metamorphic rocks include ___?
Graphite
Diamond
Coal
Potash
In SK, there are deposits of uranium occuring in ___________ and gneiss
Brines
Magma
Sandstone
Granite
What type of rock is the most common type on Earth?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Minerlas
Gold (Au) would be part of which mineral group?
Silicates
Oxides
Halides
Native Elements
