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Rocks and Minerals

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
Which of these substances is a mineral?
a)
sandstone
b)
granite
c)
quartz
d)
coal
3.
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
4.
Which process forms both metamorphic and sedimentary rock?
a)
recrystallization
b)
heating
c)
weathering
d)
compacting
5.
Gneiss is a rock because it
a)
is hard and round.
b)
has crystals.
c)
is made of minerals.
d)
has mass.
6.
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.
7.
Coal is formed from
a)
plant remains decomposed under pressure.
b)
melted and cooled metamorphic rock.
c)
natural gas subjected to heat.
d)
seas that have evaporated.
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?  

a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
10.

Coal is an unusual rock because it is not made of minerals at all.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

These are the building blocks of rocks. Scientists have discovered over 3,000 of these.

a)

rocks

b)

minerals

c)

coal

d)

igneous

12.

Minerals with this property are attracted to magnets.

a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

magnetism

d)

streak

13.

Rocks are the building blocks of minerals.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

There are how many types of rocks?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

15.

Rocks are like chocolate chip cookies, and the ingredients (eggs, sugar, flour, butter, etc...) are like minerals.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which mineral is the softest?

a)

quartz

b)

mica

c)

talc

17.

Which type of rock would most likely be created underwater because layers were deposited?

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

18.

This type of rock have large crystals that form when magma cools slowly.

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

19.

Slate is a type of rock that came from shale. It changed because of heat and pressure. Which type of rock is this?

a)

Igneous Rocks

b)

Sedimentary Rocks

c)

Metamorphic Rocks

20.

What is the process of rocks breaking down to form sediments in the same place?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

21.

What process occurs because of wind, water, and temperature?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

22.

What is the process where water, wind, or ice drops sediments to new locations?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

23.

What is the process when sediments are carried away by water, wind, ice, or gravity?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering