WorksheetsChapter 6 Extravaganza
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
The way the surface of a mineral reflects light is called _________.
Luster
Color
Streak
Hardness
Natural, nonliving solid crystals that make up rocks are ___________.
Lusters
Minerals
Streaks
Colors
The color of the powder that a mineral leaves when it is scratched across a special plate is known as the _____________.
Luster
Mineral
Streak
Hardness
Which property might you test by rubbing one mineral directly against another?
Color
Smell
Luster
Hardness
Which is true?
The streak of a mineral is the same color as the mineral.
Crystals are classified by the shapes and angles they form.
Cinnabar is the hardest mineral.
Minerals are all magnetic.
Rocks that form from molten rock are __________.
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Rocks that have changed as a result of heat and pressure are ____________.
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Rocks that form when layers of sediments settle on top of one another and harden are _____________.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
What is melted, or molten, rock below Earth's surface called?
Limestones
Crystals
Sandstone
Magma
What type of rocks form from small bits that are weathered and eroded and then settle on top of one another in layers?
Sedimentary
Igneous with small crystals
Metamorphic with large crystals
Metamorphic
Slate is a metamorphic rock. What does that statement tell you about it?
It formed from heat and pressure acting on another rock.
It is not affected by very hot temperatures inside Earth.
It has large crystals that slowly cooled.
It is loosely formed from tiny clay bits.
______________ is the process of carrying away weathered bits of rock.
Weathering
Landforms
Erosion
Deposition
_______________ are natural features on Earth's surface.
Landforms
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
___________________ is the process by which rocks are slowly broken into smaller pieces.
Erosion
Weathering
Landforms
Deposition
Which is an example of chemical weathering?
Temperature changes weaken the surface of rocks.
Waves pound against a shore.
Gravity pulls glaciers downhill.
An acid formed from rain and carbon dioxide changes rocks.
How can water cause erosion?
Waves pounding against a shore break rocks down.
Water can mix with chemicals to change rocks.
Water freezes in rock cracks and expands.
Moving water carries away materials from the land.
Which is a landform caused by deposition?
A delta
A valley
A desert
A canyon
A ___________ is a break or crack in rocks where Earth's crust can move suddenly.
Fault
Drought
Flood
Erosion
A ______________ is a period of unusually low rain or snowfall.
Erosion
Fault
Flood
Drought
A _______________ is water covering normally dry land.
Drought
Erosion
Flood
Fault
Slow-moving rocks along a fault can get stuck. What can they cause when they suddenly move?
Volcano
Earthquake
Weathering
Drought
What happens when a volcano erupts?
Magma reaches Earth's surface.
Earth's plates move suddenly.
Rocks around a fault suddenly move.
Earth's surface changes slowly.
A ____________ is a flow of fresh water that moves downhill.
River
Glacier
Underground
Delta
A _____________ is a large body of slowly moving ice.
River
Glacier
Delta
Underground
______________ refers to any water that is underground.
Groundwater
Glacier
Delta
River
Where is most of Earth's fresh water found?
Rivers and Lakes
Underground
Glaciers and Ice Caps
Oceans and Seas
About ¾ of Earth's surface is covered with water. How much of this water is fresh water?
1/100
3/100
75/100
97/100
Where is most of Earth's liquid fresh water found?
Glaciers and Ice Caps
Lakes, Rivers and Ponds
Underground
Oceans and Seas
The process of water vapor becoming liquid water is __________.
Condensation
Precipitation
Collection
Evaporation
Any form of water that falls to Earth is _____________.
Collection
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
The movement of water from Earth's surface to its atmosphere and back again is the ____________.
Condensation
Water Cycle
Precipitation
Evaporation
How does the process of evaporation change water?
changes liquid water to water vapor
changes liquid water to water droplets
changes water vapor to water droplets
changes water droplets to ice crystals
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?
condensation, evaporation, precipitation, storage
precipitation, storage, condensation, evaporation
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, storage
storage, precipitation, condensation, evaporation
What causes water to evaporate?
the amount of water on Earth's surface
energy from Earth
the amount of water in Earth's atmosphere
energy from the sun
