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Minerals and Rock Cycle

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The measure of how easily a mineral is scratched.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Chemical composition
d)
Hardness
2.
The ability of a material to reflect.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Luster
c)
Crystalline Structure
d)
Matter 
3.
The color of the powder of a mineral left behind when it is scratched or ground up.
a)
Mohs Hardness Scale
b)
Mineral
c)
Naturally Occuring
d)
Streak
4.
A rating system that compares the hardness of minerals based on their resistance to scratching.
a)
Mohs Hardness Scale
b)
Mineral
c)
Naturally Occuring
d)
Streak
5.
Small particles of weathered rock that is moved and deposited by wind,water,ice or gravity .
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediments
d)
Cementation
6.
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by physical and chemical forces.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediments
d)
Weathering 
7.
A type of rock made of lava or magma and is formed by melting, cooling and crystallizing.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
8.
Type of rock that is formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of that material.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
9.
A type of rock that is made from existing rock that is formed under intense heat and pressure.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
10.
___________ rocks are formed when magma cools.
a)
Sedimentry
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
11.
When igneous rock breaks apart (weathers), it forms ___________.
a)
sedimentry rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sediments
d)
crystals
12.
The __________ describes the process by which rocks change forms.
a)
rock cycle
b)
water cycle
c)
igneous cycle
d)
metamorphic process
13.

What processes form igneous rock?

a)

Melting & Cooling

b)

Compaction & Cementation

c)

Heat & Pressure

d)

Weathering & Erosion & Deposition

14.

This picture shows a method for determining a physical property of a mineral. The results are shown for 2 minerals, specular hematite and earthy hematite. Which property of the specular hematite and earthy hematite is indicated by the color of the powder it leaves on the ceramic tile?

a)

reaction to a solvent

b)

hardness

c)

streak

d)

reaction to an acid

15.

Using the MOHS Scale pictured, identify what minerals are able to scratch quartz.

a)

feldspar, apatite and diamond

b)

feldspar, fluorite and talc

c)

corundum, topaz and diamond

d)

diamond, corundum and apatite

16.

A student using water displacement method would be measuring the ____________ of an object by putting it in a graduated cylinder that already contained water.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

length

d)

none of the above

17.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
18.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
19.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
20.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
21.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
22.
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
23.
Which property of minerals can be described as how hard or easy a mineral can be scratched.
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
24.
Luster refers to the way a mineral reflects light.
a)
True
b)
False
25.

Metallic is a description of this mineral property..

a)

fracture

b)

streak

c)

luster

d)

hardness

26.

An irregularly shaped stone was lowered into a graduated cylinder holding a volume of water of 5 ml. The height of the water rose to 10 ml. If the mass of the stone was 20 g, what was its density?

a)

4 g / mL

b)

2 g / mL

c)

2.75 g / mL

d)

8.2 g / mL

27.
Which of these minerals is softer than glass?
a)
Topaz 
b)
Corundum 
c)
Calcite 
d)
Orthoclase 
28.

True or False: Streak and Color of a mineral are always the same.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which mineral has a metallic luster and a black streak?

a)

Calcite

b)

Feldspar

c)

Galena

d)

Graphite

30.

Which mineral has a nonmetallic luster and can be brown or pink?

a)

Calcite

b)

Feldspar

c)

Galena

d)

Graphite

31.

Which mineral has a hardness of 2.5 and has a metallic luster?

a)

Calcite

b)

Feldspar

c)

Galena

d)

Graphite

32.

Which mineral can be scratched by Galena?

a)

Calcite

b)

Feldspar

c)

Galena

d)

Graphite

33.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
34.

A mineral has a mass of 19.04 g and a volume of 7 mL. Which mineral is this most likely?

a)

Halite

b)

Topaz

c)

Calcite

d)

Pyrite

35.

A mineral has a mass of 55.22 g and a volume of 11 mL. Which mineral is this most likely?

a)

Halite

b)

Topaz

c)

Calcite

d)

Pyrite

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