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WorksheetsMinerals
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Fluorite, talc, diamond, gold, and quartz are all examples of ________________.
a)
hardness
b)
luster
c)
minerals
d)
streak
2.
People CANNOT make minerals.
a)
False
b)
True
3.
The hardest mineral is a_____________________.
a)
mineral
b)
stone
c)
diamond
4.
The softest mineral is?
a)
diamond
b)
talc
c)
tile
5.
The reflection of light from a mineral is?
a)
Luster
b)
Link
c)
light
6.
What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
7.
What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
8.
What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
9.
Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock? (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.)
a)
igneous
b)
granite
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
10.
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.
11.
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
12.
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.
13.
Which mineral has a Moh's value of 10?
a)
Talc
b)
Quartz
c)
Diamond
d)
Calcite
14.
Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called ____.
a)
rock
b)
magma
c)
volcanic ash
d)
liquid fire
15.
liquid magma that reaches the surface
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
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