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WorksheetsMineral formation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure is known as...
a)
Crystallization
b)
Geodes
c)
Formation from Magma and Lava
d)
Formation from Solutions
2.
What is molten rock deep inside of Earth?
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
3.
What is molten rock that has reached Earth's surface?
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
4.
A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral is known as...
a)
Gemstones
b)
Metals
c)
Ore
d)
Geodes
5.
Some minerals form when solutions ___________.
a)
evaporate
b)
boil
6.
How do minerals form from magma or lava?
a)
When the magma or lava is hot the pressure from earth's surface creates crystals
b)
The particles inside the magma or lava dissolve and create crystals
c)
As the magma or lava cools down or hardens to a solid state it creates crystals
7.
How do minerals form from cool water solutions?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Cooling & Hardening
c)
Veins deep in earth's crust
8.
A mineral must by formed by ___________.
a)
processes that occur in the natural world
b)
processes that occur in the human world
9.
A crystalline structure means
a)
disorderly internal structure
b)
atoms or ions are arranged in an orderly repetitive manner
10.
Minerals that form from lava or magma cooling are called
a)
crystals
b)
hydrothermal deposits
c)
ores
d)
rocky minerals
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