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WorksheetsPE.2.a.b Minerals, rock classes, rock cycle
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
Select the true statement:
All rocks are minerals, but not all minerals are rocks
All minerals are rocks, but not all rocks are minerals
Select the 5 most common minerals in the earth's crust (select all that apply)
calcite
hornblende
quartz
feldspar
mica
Which substances are not a mineral (select all that apply)
Coal
Glass
Epoxy resin (shown in picture)
Copper
Abalone sea shell
Which mineral property is responsible for its crystal shape?
Colour
Lustre
Streak
Cleavage & Fracture
Mineral hardness
Which mineral property is measured using the Mohs scale?
Colour
Lustre
Streak
Cleavage & Fracture
Mineral hardness
Which mineral property is measured using a white or black ceramic tile?
Colour
Lustre
Streak
Cleavage & Fracture
Mineral hardness
Which mineral can be scratched by a copper penny but not a fingernail?
Gypsum
Talc
Fluorite
Quartz
Calcite
Which mineral cannot be scratched by a glass plate?
Gypsum
Talc
Fluorite
Quartz
Calcite
I am made by deposition and lots of pressure. Which rock am I?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
My name means "to change". Which I do! Under intense heat and pressure. Which rock am I?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
How I look and feel like depends on how fast I cool down. Which rock am I?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Mr. Auer
What kind of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
What kind of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
What kind of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
What kind of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Select the true statements about the igneous rock cycle (select all that apply)
Igneous rock can turn into sedimentary rock via erosion + time
Igneous rock can turn into magma via heat
Igneous rock can only be formed from lava
None of the above are true.
Select the true statements about the sedimentary rock cycle (select all that apply)
Sedimentary rock can turn into metamorphic via heat + pressure
Sedimentary rock can turn straight into igneous rock via pressure
Sedimentary rock can turn straight into magma via heat + melting
Select the true statements about the metamorphic rock cycle (select all that apply)
Metamorphic rock can turn into igneous rock via + pressure
Metamorphic rock can turn into sedimentary rock via weathering + erosion
Metamorphic rock can turn into magma via melting
None of the above are true.
Which flow chart is the most direct result of changes in the rock cycle?
Who is this?
Lisa Simpson
A young Queen Elizabeth II
Ellen DeGeneres
Ms. Todd
Who is this?
A mushroom
A young Johnny Depp
Johnny Gaudreau
Mr. Auer
