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PE.2.a.b Minerals, rock classes, rock cycle

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the true statement:

a)

All rocks are minerals, but not all minerals are rocks

b)

All minerals are rocks, but not all rocks are minerals

2.

Select the 5 most common minerals in the earth's crust (select all that apply)

a)

calcite

b)

hornblende

c)

quartz

d)

feldspar

e)

mica

3.

Which substances are not a mineral (select all that apply)

a)

Coal

b)

Glass

c)

Epoxy resin (shown in picture)

d)

Copper

e)

Abalone sea shell

4.

Which mineral property is responsible for its crystal shape?

a)

Colour

b)

Lustre

c)

Streak

d)

Cleavage & Fracture

e)

Mineral hardness

5.

Which mineral property is measured using the Mohs scale?

a)

Colour

b)

Lustre

c)

Streak

d)

Cleavage & Fracture

e)

Mineral hardness

6.

Which mineral property is measured using a white or black ceramic tile?

a)

Colour

b)

Lustre

c)

Streak

d)

Cleavage & Fracture

e)

Mineral hardness

7.

Which mineral can be scratched by a copper penny but not a fingernail?

a)

Gypsum

b)

Talc

c)

Fluorite

d)

Quartz

e)

Calcite

8.

Which mineral cannot be scratched by a glass plate?

a)

Gypsum

b)

Talc

c)

Fluorite

d)

Quartz

e)

Calcite

9.

I am made by deposition and lots of pressure. Which rock am I?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

10.

My name means "to change". Which I do! Under intense heat and pressure. Which rock am I?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

11.

How I look and feel like depends on how fast I cool down. Which rock am I?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Mr. Auer

12.

What kind of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

13.

What kind of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

14.

What kind of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

15.

What kind of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

16.

Select the true statements about the igneous rock cycle (select all that apply)

a)

Igneous rock can turn into sedimentary rock via erosion + time

b)

Igneous rock can turn into magma via heat

c)

Igneous rock can only be formed from lava

d)

None of the above are true.

17.

Select the true statements about the sedimentary rock cycle (select all that apply)

a)

Sedimentary rock can turn into metamorphic via heat + pressure

b)

Sedimentary rock can turn straight into igneous rock via pressure

c)

Sedimentary rock can turn straight into magma via heat + melting

18.

Select the true statements about the metamorphic rock cycle (select all that apply)

a)

Metamorphic rock can turn into igneous rock via + pressure

b)

Metamorphic rock can turn into sedimentary rock via weathering + erosion

c)

Metamorphic rock can turn into magma via melting

d)

None of the above are true.

19.

Which flow chart is the most direct result of changes in the rock cycle?

a)
b)
c)
20.

Who is this?

a)

Lisa Simpson

b)

A young Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Ellen DeGeneres

d)

Ms. Todd

21.

Who is this?

a)

A mushroom

b)

A young Johnny Depp

c)

Johnny Gaudreau

d)

Mr. Auer