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Minerals & Rocks

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ are created and found in soil, in rocks, in seashells, or deep in the earth.

a)

Elements

b)

Crystals

c)

Minerals

2.

Particles of __________ make up sediment.

a)

Rock

b)

Sand

c)

Plant and animal remains

d)

All of the above

3.

Minerals can have a metallic or nonmetallic _____________.

a)

Color

b)

Density

c)

Luster

4.

A reliable way to test and identify a mineral is to look at its ___________.

a)

Streak

b)

Size

c)

color

d)

luster

5.

___________ is when a mineral breaks leaving a rounded or irregular surface.

a)

Fracture

b)

Hardness

c)

Cleavage

6.

Galena is almost three times as heavy as quartz, so it is __________.

a)

Softer

b)

Denser

c)

Lighter

7.

Wind and water ____________ sediment on land and on the bottoms of rivers, lakes, and oceans.

a)

Deposit

b)

Particles

c)

Surface

8.

The compacting and cementing of the sediment form _______________ of rock.

a)

Deposits

b)

Surfaces

c)

Layers

9.

Sedimentary rock can be classified based on how it is _________________.

a)

Compacted

b)

Cemented

c)

Formed

10.

There are ________________ types of rocks.

a)

Five

b)

Three

c)

Seven

11.

__________ are pieces of bones and shells that can be found in sedimentary rock.

a)

Fossils

b)

Chalk

c)

Cement

12.

Heat and pressure melt rocks to form ______________.

a)

Ash

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

13.

Rocks on the surface change with _____________ and erosion.

a)

Weathering

b)

Magma

c)

Forces

14.

Plants and animals that were buried by volcanic ash, sand, or sediment on the bottoms of oceans, lakes, and rivers became __________________.

a)

Trilobites

b)

Fossils

c)

Rocks

15.

A mineral's hardness is its ability to resist being ____________.

a)

Scratched

b)

Broken

c)

Wet

16.

_____________ is when a mineral breaks leaving a rounded or irregular surface.

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Density

17.

Rocks that form when magma _________ and hardens are called igneous rocks.

a)

Heats

b)

Cools

c)

Stays the same temperature

18.

Intrusive rocks form when magma cools ____________ below the earth's surface.

a)

Quickly

b)

Slowly

c)

At a regular pace

19.

Magma reaches the earth's surface becomes _________________.

a)

Gas

b)

Lava

c)

Ash

20.

Extrusive rocks form when magma reaches the earth's surface, becomes lava, and cools _________________.

a)

Quickly

b)

Slowly

c)

At a regular pace

21.

A new island is mainly made of which type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

None of the Above

22.

Which mineral sample has a hardness less than 2.5?

a)

Sample 1

b)

Sample 2

c)

Sample 3

d)

Sample 4

23.

Which type of rock will have a process of heat and pressure?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedmentary

d)

Magma

24.
How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?
a)
Particles are changed into liquids.
b)
Particles are compressed into layers.
c)
Particles are melted together by magma.
d)
Particles are heated by the Sun.
25.
In order for sediments to become rock, the sediments are generally
a)
liquefied.
b)
compacted.
c)
returned to their origins.
d)
mixed with organic material.
26.
Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
heating and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplift and erosion
27.
Which process forms both metamorphic and sedimentary rock?
a)
recrystallization
b)
heating
c)
weathering
d)
compacting
28.
When buried sediments are subjected to pressure, the mineral grains are squeezed together. This causes
a)
layers to rise to the surface
b)
new rock to be formed
c)
earthquakes
d)
volcanoes
29.
Gneiss is a rock because it
a)
is hard and round.
b)
has crystals.
c)
is made of minerals.
d)
has mass.
30.
Which statement is true about rocks?
a)
Magma is made of solid rock.
b)
Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
c)
Crystals are made of rocks.
d)
Minerals are made of one or more rocks.
31.
Minerals are made of one or more
a)
minerals.
b)
sediments.
c)
elements.
d)
rocks.
32.
Which sentence BEST describes a process in the rock cycle?
a)
Sedimentary rocks can melt to become metamorphic rocks.
b)
Volcanoes can deposit sedimentary rock to form mountains.
c)
Metamorphic rocks can form by the weathering process.
d)
Igneous rocks can become metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
33.
Which process causes sand grains to stick together to form sandstone?
a)
cementation
b)
abrasion
c)
combustion
d)
erosion
34.
Which type of rock is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
metallic
35.
Coal is formed from
a)
plant remains decomposed under pressure.
b)
melted and cooled metamorphic rock.
c)
natural gas subjected to heat.
d)
seas that have evaporated.
36.
Sedimentary rock forms when rock is first
a)
broken down by weathering.
b)
melted into liquid magma.
c)
exposed to great temperature.
d)
crystallized into natural glass.
37.
Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
reactivity
c)
oxidation
d)
flammability
38.
Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock?  (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
39.

What is hardness?

a)

The tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

40.

What is luster?

a)

The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

41.

What is a mineral?

a)

A nonliving, solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's crust.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.

42.

What is streak?

a)

The tendency on a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.

b)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

c)

The colour of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.

43.
Another way to test hardness is...
a)
Mineral scale
b)
Moh's scale
c)
Streak scale
44.
What is an igneous rock?
a)
Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
b)
A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
c)
Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
45.
What is metamorphic rock?
a)
Rock that forms when melted, or molten rock from deep below Earth's surface cools and hardens.
b)
A solid material made up of one or more minerals.
c)
Rock that forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemicals beneath the Earth's surface.
46.

Which type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

47.

When determining the color of a minerals powder, what tool would you need?

a)

streak plate

b)

hand lens

c)

microscope

d)

triple-beam balance

48.

Which mineral would scratch calcite but not scratch apatite?

a)

fluorite

b)

gypsum

c)

talc

d)

topaz

49.

Which minerals would all scratch apatite?

a)

diamond, topaz, quartz

b)

quartz, calcite, gypsum

c)

fluorite, talc, calcite

d)

diamond, fluorite, corundum

50.

Which of the following minerals will a knife scratch?

a)

quartz

b)

orthoclase

c)

corundum

d)

apatite

51.

What does the Mohs Scale measure?

a)

Streak

b)

Luster

c)

Hardness

d)

Cleavage

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