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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock?
Coal is an unusual rock because it is not made of minerals at all.
True
False
These are the building blocks of rocks. Scientists have discovered over 3,000 of these.
rocks
minerals
coal
igneous
Minerals with this property are attracted to magnets.
luster
hardness
magnetism
streak
Rocks are the building blocks of minerals.
True
False
There are how many types of rocks?
4
5
3
2
Rocks are like chocolate chip cookies, and the ingredients (eggs, sugar, flour, butter, etc...) are like minerals.
True
False
Which mineral is the softest?
quartz
mica
talc
Which type of rock would most likely be created underwater because layers were deposited?
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
This type of rock have large crystals that form when magma cools slowly.
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Slate is a type of rock that came from shale. It changed because of heat and pressure. Which type of rock is this?
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
What is the process of rocks breaking down to form sediments in the same place?
erosion
deposition
weathering
What process occurs because of wind, water, and temperature?
erosion
deposition
weathering
What is the process where water, wind, or ice drops sediments to new locations?
erosion
deposition
weathering
What is the process when sediments are carried away by water, wind, ice, or gravity?
erosion
deposition
weathering
