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Chapter 6 Extravaganza

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The way the surface of a mineral reflects light is called _________.

a)

Luster

b)

Color

c)

Streak

d)

Hardness

2.

Natural, nonliving solid crystals that make up rocks are ___________.

a)

Lusters

b)

Minerals

c)

Streaks

d)

Colors

3.

The color of the powder that a mineral leaves when it is scratched across a special plate is known as the _____________.

a)

Luster

b)

Mineral

c)

Streak

d)

Hardness

4.

Which property might you test by rubbing one mineral directly against another?

a)

Color

b)

Smell

c)

Luster

d)

Hardness

5.

Which is true?

a)

The streak of a mineral is the same color as the mineral.

b)

Crystals are classified by the shapes and angles they form.

c)

Cinnabar is the hardest mineral.

d)

Minerals are all magnetic.

6.

Rocks that form from molten rock are __________.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

7.

Rocks that have changed as a result of heat and pressure are ____________.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

8.

Rocks that form when layers of sediments settle on top of one another and harden are _____________.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

9.

What is melted, or molten, rock below Earth's surface called?

a)

Limestones

b)

Crystals

c)

Sandstone

d)

Magma

10.

What type of rocks form from small bits that are weathered and eroded and then settle on top of one another in layers?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous with small crystals

c)

Metamorphic with large crystals

d)

Metamorphic

11.

Slate is a metamorphic rock. What does that statement tell you about it?

a)

It formed from heat and pressure acting on another rock.

b)

It is not affected by very hot temperatures inside Earth.

c)

It has large crystals that slowly cooled.

d)

It is loosely formed from tiny clay bits.

12.

______________ is the process of carrying away weathered bits of rock.

a)

Weathering

b)

Landforms

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

13.

_______________ are natural features on Earth's surface.

a)

Landforms

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

14.

___________________ is the process by which rocks are slowly broken into smaller pieces.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Landforms

d)

Deposition

15.

Which is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

Temperature changes weaken the surface of rocks.

b)

Waves pound against a shore.

c)

Gravity pulls glaciers downhill.

d)

An acid formed from rain and carbon dioxide changes rocks.

16.

How can water cause erosion?

a)

Waves pounding against a shore break rocks down.

b)

Water can mix with chemicals to change rocks.

c)

Water freezes in rock cracks and expands.

d)

Moving water carries away materials from the land.

17.

Which is a landform caused by deposition?

a)

A delta

b)

A valley

c)

A desert

d)

A canyon

18.

A ___________ is a break or crack in rocks where Earth's crust can move suddenly.

a)

Fault

b)

Drought

c)

Flood

d)

Erosion

19.

A ______________ is a period of unusually low rain or snowfall.

a)

Erosion

b)

Fault

c)

Flood

d)

Drought

20.

A _______________ is water covering normally dry land.

a)

Drought

b)

Erosion

c)

Flood

d)

Fault

21.

Slow-moving rocks along a fault can get stuck. What can they cause when they suddenly move?

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquake

c)

Weathering

d)

Drought

22.

What happens when a volcano erupts?

a)

Magma reaches Earth's surface.

b)

Earth's plates move suddenly.

c)

Rocks around a fault suddenly move.

d)

Earth's surface changes slowly.

23.

A ____________ is a flow of fresh water that moves downhill.

a)

River

b)

Glacier

c)

Underground

d)

Delta

24.

A _____________ is a large body of slowly moving ice.

a)

River

b)

Glacier

c)

Delta

d)

Underground

25.

______________ refers to any water that is underground.

a)

Groundwater

b)

Glacier

c)

Delta

d)

River

26.

Where is most of Earth's fresh water found?

a)

Rivers and Lakes

b)

Underground

c)

Glaciers and Ice Caps

d)

Oceans and Seas

27.

About ¾ of Earth's surface is covered with water. How much of this water is fresh water?

a)

1/100

b)

3/100

c)

75/100

d)

97/100

28.

Where is most of Earth's liquid fresh water found?

a)

Glaciers and Ice Caps

b)

Lakes, Rivers and Ponds

c)

Underground

d)

Oceans and Seas

29.

The process of water vapor becoming liquid water is __________.

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Collection

d)

Evaporation

30.

Any form of water that falls to Earth is _____________.

a)

Collection

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

31.

The movement of water from Earth's surface to its atmosphere and back again is the ____________.

a)

Condensation

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

32.

How does the process of evaporation change water?

a)

changes liquid water to water vapor

b)

changes liquid water to water droplets

c)

changes water vapor to water droplets

d)

changes water droplets to ice crystals

33.

The water cycle is the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again. What is the correct order of the steps in the water cycle?

a)

condensation, evaporation, precipitation, storage

b)

precipitation, storage, condensation, evaporation

c)

evaporation, condensation, precipitation, storage

d)

storage, precipitation, condensation, evaporation

34.

What causes water to evaporate?

a)

the amount of water on Earth's surface

b)

energy from Earth

c)

the amount of water in Earth's atmosphere

d)

energy from the sun