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3rd & 4th Grade Big Idea 6 Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 9hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

a)

Streak

b)

Cleavage

c)

Luster

d)

Crumble

2.

Fossils are a form of:

a)

mineral

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

3.
Rock formed from materials that have settles into layers from weathering
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
4.
Rock that have changed by heat and pressure
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
5.
Rock that was once melted and then cooled and hardened
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
6.
The process by which rocks change and form new rocks
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Rock 'n Roll
c)
Soil cycle
7.
What do you call the movement of weathered rocks?
a)
erosion
b)
streak
c)
pressure
8.

What type of rock is formed from volcanos?

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

sandstone

9.
Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.
a)
diamonds
b)
minerals
c)
fossils
d)
dirt
10.
How could you determine the streak of a mineral?
a)
streak test
b)
balance test
c)
weight test
d)
scratch test
11.

What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether it is shiny?

a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

streak

d)

color

12.
What property of rock is being observed when looking for what color is left after scratching it on a ceramic plate?
a)
hardness
b)
color
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
13.

What property of rock is being observed when looking at its hue or shade?

a)

streak

b)

hardness

c)

color

d)

luster

14.
What is Luster?
a)
The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.
b)
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
c)
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
15.
What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?
a)
minerals
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
16.
When inside a volcano, the hot liquid that can cool to form rocks is called __________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
extrusive
d)
liquid goo
17.
Which of the following is a type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
All of the above
18.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
19.
This rock used to be the bottom of an ocean millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
20.
If I say that a penny can scratch a rock, what property am I referring to?
a)
Color
b)
Weight
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
21.

Sedimentary rocks may have these remains of an organism inside of it.

a)

cleavage

b)

gem

c)

luster

d)

fossil

22.

Weathering is

a)

The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice or wind

b)

The breaking down of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical or biological means

c)

When particles carried by water, ice or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location

23.

Erosion is

a)

When particles carried by water, ice or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location

b)

The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical or biological means

c)

The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice or wind

24.

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it away

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

25.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

26.

Water getting into cracks, freezing and breaking the rocks apart.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

27.

Wind blowing sand from one location to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

28.
What are renewable resources?
a)
Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time
b)
Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced
c)
They can not be replaced
29.
What are Nonrenewable resources? 
a)
Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time  
b)
Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced 
c)
Resources America does not use
30.
Name two examples of Renewable energy?
a)
Coal and Nuclear
b)
Oil and Gas
c)
Solar Panels and Hydroelectric
31.
Define Solar Energy
a)
Heat energy from inside the Earth
b)
Energy Created by burning plant and animal wastes
c)
Energy from the sun
32.
What type of energy resource is wind?
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
c)
Exhaustible 
33.
What type of renewable energy am I? Force of falling water turns giant turbines to create electricity and found inside of dams.
a)
geothermal 
b)
biofuels
c)
hydroelectric
d)
solar
34.
What type of renewable energy am I?  I convert the sun's rays into electricity. 
a)
wind
b)
biofuels
c)
geothermal
d)
solar

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