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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a characteristic of all minerals?
a)
Crystalline structure
b)
Fills the shape of its container
c)
Usually organic
d)
Random chemical composition
2.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Streak
b)
Denisty
c)
Luster
d)
Crumble
3.
What is fracture?
a)
Ability to reflect light
b)
A break in parallel planes
c)
Uneven break
4.
Igneous rocks are formed from geysers in the Earth's crust.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Two types of igneous rocks are:
a)
Interior and exterior
b)
Intrusive and extrusive
c)
Inside and outside
d)
Enter and exit
6.
Lava is found...
a)
after a volcano erupts.
b)
on the inside of a volcano.
c)
both inside and outside a volcano.
7.
Fossils are a form of:
a)
mineral
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
8.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
9.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
10.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
11.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
12.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
13.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
14.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
15.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
16.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
17.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
18.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
19.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral?
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
20.
Which minerals would all scratch apatite?
a)
diamond, topaz, quartz
b)
quartz, calcite, gypsum
c)
fluorite, talc, calcite
d)
diamond, fluorite, corundum
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