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Science Rocks! and Minerals Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What evidence have scientists found that shows that dinosaurs are similar to reptiles today? Check ALL that apply

a)

they have similar skulls

b)

they both lay eggs

c)

they both have scaly skin

d)

they are both vertebrates

e)

they are both warm-blooded

2.

What type of rock is shown in the picture?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

fossil

3.

Which kind of fossil is shown?

a)

cast

b)

imprint

c)

trace

d)

amber

4.

Which kind of fossil is shown?

a)

cast

b)

imprint

c)

trace

d)

amber

5.

Which kind of fossil is shown?

a)

cast

b)

imprint

c)

trace

d)

amber

6.

Which kind of fossil is shown?

a)

cast

b)

imprint

c)

trace

d)

amber

7.

In which layer will the oldest fossils most likely be found?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

As you get deeper into the Earth, it gets:

a)

colder

b)

hotter

c)

more liquid

d)

thicker

9.

The Earth layer which we live in is called the:

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

10.

The thickest layer of the Earth is the:

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

11.

What is true about minerals? Select ALL that apply.

a)

minerals are nonliving

b)

minerals are solid

c)

minerals are natural

d)

minerals are shiny

12.

Which of the following are properties of a mineral? Select ALL that apply.

a)

size

b)

color

c)

luster

d)

hardness

e)

streak

13.

Name 3 ways minerals can be used.

4 lines
14.

Which are examples of minerals? Select ALL that apply

a)

ice cube

b)

seed

c)

water

d)

gold

e)

diamond

15.

Small pieces of broken down rock are called:

(a)  

16.

Magma needs to _____________________ before becoming an igneous rock.

a)

compact

b)

cool and harden

c)

melt

d)

weathering

17.

Sediment needs to _____________________ before becoming an sedimentary rock.

a)

compact

b)

cool and harden

c)

melt

d)

weathering

18.

Metamorphic rock needs to _____________________ to become magma again.

a)

compact

b)

cool and harden

c)

melt

d)

weathering

19.

What causes igneous rock to make sediment?

a)

weathering

b)

melting

c)

compaction

d)

heat and pressure

20.

A metamorphic rock is formed from extreme:

a)

heat and pressure

b)

melting

c)

compaction

d)

weathering

21.

What can cause weathering and erosion?

a)

ice

b)

wind

c)

roots

d)

water

22.

What is the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity move weathered rock and soil?

a)

weathering

b)

compaction

c)

erosion

d)

fossilization

23.

Which rock means "to change"?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

d)

mineral

24.

Which rock is made when lava cools?

(a)