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Minerals and Rocks

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the term that refers to the nonliving and natural substances that make up rock?

a)

Crystals

b)

Minerals

c)

Atoms

d)

Sediments

2.

It is the least useful property in identifying minerals.

a)

Color

b)

Hardness

c)

Streak

d)

Fracture

3.

Which among the minerals is the hardest according to the Mohs' Scale of Hardness?

a)

Talc

b)

Gypsum

c)

Diamond

d)

Topaz

4.

It refers to the group of minerals that is composed of silicon and oxygen.

a)

Carbonate

b)

Silicates

c)

Sulfides

d)

Iron Oxides

5.

It refers to a mineral’s ability to scratch another mineral or be scratched by another mineral.

a)

Color

b)

Streak

c)

Cleavage

d)

Hardness

6.

They are minerals that are rare and can be cut and polished, giving them a beautiful appearance.

a)

Pearl

b)

Gem

c)

Crystal

d)

All of the above

7.

It is a type of rock that is from either magma or lava.

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Igneous rock

8.

It is a type of rock that is from sediments, mud, clay or parts of previously living organisms.

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Igneous rock

9.

It is a type of rock that formed due to heat and pressure.

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Igneous rock

10.

What is the feature that is mostly observed among intrusive igneous rock?

a)

lots of holes

b)

large holes

c)

large crystals

11.

Which process is involved when any type of rocks is transformed into sediments?

a)

compaction

b)

melting

c)

weathering

d)

crystallization

12.

Which type of metamorphic rock shows visible bands or layers?

a)

foliated

b)

non-foliated

c)

clastic

d)

organic

13.

Obsidian formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. What type of igneous rock is obsidian?

a)

foliated

b)

non-foliated

c)

intrusive

d)

extrusive

14.

Gypsum is made up of sulfate minerals and is formed by evaporating sea water. What type of sedimentary rock is gypsum?

a)

clastic

b)

organic

c)

chemical

d)

extrusive

15.

According to Mohs' scale, quartz has a scale of 7 and orthoclase has a scale of 6. Which among the following statement is true?

a)

Orthoclase can scratch quartz.

b)

Both minerals doesn't have any effect to each other.

c)

Quartz can scratch orthoclase.

16.

Granite transform to gneiss due to heat and pressure. What type of rock is gneiss?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

17.

How does weathering and erosion differ from each other?

a)

Weathering involves transportation of broken pieces of rock.

b)

Erosion is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.

c)

Erosion involves transportation of broken pieces of rock.

d)

Weathering and erosion are actually the same.

18.

Pumice is an extrusive igneous rock. How did it formed?

a)

Cooling of lava

b)

Cooling of magma

c)

Compaction of the sediments of basalt

d)

Shale that undergo the metamorphosis

19.

It refers to the way light bounces off the surface of a mineral.

a)

Streak

b)

Luster

c)

Cleavage

d)

Fracture

20.

It refers to the series of processes that create and transform the types of rocks in Earth's crust.

a)

rock formation

b)

rock cycle

c)

rock transformation

d)

rock sedimentation