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rocks and minerals

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What tool do you use to test a mineral's hardness?

a)

water

b)

clay tiles

c)

nail

d)

penlight

2.

What tool do you use to test a mineral's true color?

a)

water

b)

clay tiles

c)

nail

d)

penlight

3.

What tool helps you determine if a mineral is opaque, transparent, or translucent?

a)

water

b)

clay tiles

c)

nail

d)

penlight

4.

A precious stone that has been cut or polished.

a)

fossil

b)

cleavage

c)

gem

d)

luster

5.

What tool helps us determine the true color or smell of a mineral?

a)

water

b)

clay tiles

c)

nail

d)

penlight

6.

The way a mineral reflects light.

a)

fossil

b)

gem

c)

cleavage

d)

luster

7.

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

a)

cleavage

b)

gem

c)

luster

d)

fossil

8.

What makes a test of minerals a "fair test?"

a)

You test each mineral differently

b)

You test the mineral with a magnet

c)

You test each mineral the same exact way

d)

You test the mineral with a nail

9.

What is the softest mineral?

a)

feldspar

b)

muscovite

c)

talc

d)

diamond

10.

What is the hardest mineral?

a)

graphite

b)

fluorite

c)

diamond

d)

gypsum

11.

A table is considered...

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

12.

A window is considered...

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

13.

This type of rocks is made up of layers that are cemented together.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

14.

This type of rock can be changed by heat, pressure, and water.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

15.

What color is the mineral sample sulfur?

a)

Green

b)

White

c)

Yellow

d)

Brown

16.

This type of rock is formed when melted rock cools.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

17.

Using a penlight to observe if light passes through a mineral is what kind of test?

a)

Light

b)

Luster

c)

Magnetism

d)

Streak

18.

If a mineral breaks into a defined shape, such as a cube, it has...

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

19.

Minerals can be found in medicines.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The hardness of a mineral is measured by a scale known as...

a)

Luster scale

b)

Hardness scale

c)

Moh's scale

d)

Transmissivity scale

21.
Minerals have different properties to help scientists identify them.  Which is NOT a property used to identify minerals?
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
size
d)
luster
22.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
23.
If I say that a penny can scratch a rock, what property am I referring to?
a)
Color
b)
Weight
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
24.

If a scientist states that a sample in the lab scored 10 on the "Mohs scale" after a scratch test, what property is she referring to for that mineral?

a)

It's shape.

b)

It's luster.

c)

It's texture.

d)

It's hardness.

25.

What do you know about graphite if you can scratch it with just your fingernail?

a)

It's not very lustrous.

b)

It's not very hard.

c)

Its streak is black colored.

d)

It has fracture.

26.

What do all rocks have in common?

a)

same size

b)

same color

c)

made from minerals

d)

same shape

27.

Which mineral is ranked highest on the Mohs scale?

a)

Talc

b)

Calcite

c)

Quartz

d)

Diamond

28.

Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

A rock is a naturally formed solid made of one or more ________.

a)

elements

b)

chemicals

c)

minerals

30.

An object that is solid, formed in nature, and has never been alive

a)

sand castle

b)

mineral

c)

plant

31.

The Mohs scale is used to tell the ___________ of a mineral.

a)

color

b)

softness

c)

hardness

32.

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

33.

What is a solid material that is made up of one or more minerals?

a)

mineral

b)

rock

c)

fossil

d)

soil

34.

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's

a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

fracture

35.

If you feel that a mineral is rough or bumpy, you are testing its

a)

Texture

b)

Luster

c)

Hardness

36.

What are the 4 physical properties of minerals that we study in 3rd grade?

a)

Color, Shininess, Smell, Prettiest

b)

Color, Luster, Hardness, Texture

c)

Prettiest, Size, Smell, Hardness

d)

Size, Shape, Color, Luster

37.
What is weathering?
a)
the process of moving sediment from one place to another
b)
the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface
c)
the remains of decayed plants and animals
38.
What is humus?
a)
the bottom layer of soil
b)
the largest particle that makes up soil
c)
remains of decayed plants and animals in the soil
39.

The properties of soil

a)

are similar in all layers.

b)

are different from place to place.

c)

are the same in all environments.

d)

can only be observed with scientific equipment.

40.

Mass movement of rocks down the hills could be a sign of:

a)

Landslides

b)

Floods

c)

Deforestation

d)

Weathering

41.

Overgrazing is responsible for causing:

a)

Soil depletion

b)

Floods

c)

Earthquake

d)

Landslides

42.

Terrace farming is a method common in ______ region.

a)

Forest

b)

Mountain

c)

Coastal

d)

Plains

43.

Afforestation is a term which means

a)

Felling of trees

b)

Overgrazing

c)

Growing trees

d)

Making dams

44.

How can farmers prevent/slow down soil erosion?

a)

Cover their crops

b)

Water the soil everyday in order to weigh it down

c)

Plant crops, plants, etc. to hold the soil in place

d)

Cut down all of the trees and crops.

45.

Which of the following takes up approximately 50% of soil?

a)

Water and Humus

b)

Water and Loam

c)

Air and Loam

d)

Air and Water

46.

Soil is mostly conserved by _______

a)

Afforestation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Making dams

d)

Overgrazing

47.

Human activities that increase soil erosion include

a)

Mining

b)

Overgrazing by cattle

c)

Afforestation

d)

Both mining and overgrazing by cattle

48.

The solid rock that forms Earth's surface is called...

a)

Sediment

b)

Bedrock

c)

Clay

d)

Sand

49.

Soil conservation done on hill slopes _____________

a)

Ploughing

b)

Terracing

c)

Erosion

d)

All of the above

50.

The process of water or wind carrying away top loose soil is called ____________

a)

Flowing away

b)

Blowing away

c)

Erosion

d)

Conservation

51.

The protection of soil against erosion is called ____.

a)

Soil pollution

b)

Soil conservation

c)

Weathering

d)

Soil ploughing

52.

The protection of soil against erosion is called ____.

a)

Soil pollution

b)

Soil conservation

c)

Weathering

d)

Soil ploughing

53.

Plants, animals and microorganisms make up the _____________ component of the environment.

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

54.

Bios means _____________.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

life

55.

Microorganisms are very _____________ living beings.

a)

big

b)

small

c)

old

56.

Which of these make up the abiotic component.

a)

animals

b)

soil

c)

plants

57.

Which of these are producers?

a)

Microorganisms

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

58.

They are animals which eat only plants.

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

scavengers

59.

Animals help to scatter the ____________ of plants.

a)

roots

b)

leaves

c)

seeds

60.

Microorganisms living in our _____________ help in digestion.

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

intestines

61.

________________ feed on dead plants and animals.

a)

Scavengers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Decomposers

62.

Gases like _________________ is formed during decomposition.

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

63.

The plants and animals that live in water use the __________ dissolved in it.

a)

salt

b)

air

c)

minerals

64.

Animals that do not exist anymore in the world.

a)

Extinct animals

b)

Endangered animals

65.

To pollute something means to make it ___________.

a)

clean

b)

dirty

c)

useful

66.

Our government has ___________ the hunting of animals.

a)

allowed

b)

banned

c)

limited

67.

_____________ cannot decompose.

a)

paper

b)

wood

c)

plastic

68.

Herbivores animals are called ___________.

a)

Secondary consumer

b)

Primary consumers

c)

Tertiary consumers

69.

____________ are called tertiary consumers.

a)

Omnivorse

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

70.

What do scavengers eat ?

a)

Dead plants

b)

Dead animals

c)

Animals

71.

A food chain mostly starts with a__________.

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

None of the above

72.

Natural forest fire are mostly caused by_______________

a)

Friction between the branches of the trees

b)

Lightning strickers

c)

None of the above

73.

I am the part of the food chain after the producers. Who am I ?

a)

Herbivores ( Primary consumers )

b)

Carnivores ( Secondary consumers )

74.

What do natural try to maintain between various types of plants ?

a)

Difference

b)

Balance

c)

Food chain

75.

Plants are called producers because_________.

a)

they depend on animals for their food.

b)

they can make their own food in the form of glucose. 

c)

None of the above

76.

____________ plants can make their own food.

a)

White

b)

Green

c)

Red

77.

_________ animals eat only plants.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivorous

c)

Omnivorous

78.

________ is the source of energy on the Earth.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

79.

___________ animals eat both plants and animals.

a)

Omnivorse

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

80.

What is food chain ?

a)

The sequence of who eats whom is called food chain.

b)

The place where an animal eat another animal is called food chain.

81.

Mushroom, bacteria and fungi are an example of____________.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

82.

A food chain mostly ends with a ________________

a)

Producers

b)

Primary consumers

c)

Decomposers

83.

Vultures are ______________.

a)

Omnivores

b)

Scavengers

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

84.

Bears are _____________.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Scavengers

85.

Rabit is a ____________ of the food chain.

a)

Primary consumer

b)

Secondary consumer

c)

Tertiary consumer

86.

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87.

I clean the environment by eating away the dead remains of plants and animals. Who am I ?

a)

Scavenger

b)

Decomposrs

c)

Herbivores

88.
What are the two parts of an ecosystem?
a)
water and sunlight
b)
all living and nonliving organisms
c)
producers and consumers
d)
soil and nutrients

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