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WorksheetsNatural resources, rocks/minerals, and weathering/erosion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Minerals and rocks are not exactly the same. How are minerals and rocks related to each other?
Minerals are groups of related rocks.
Minerals have crystals, but rocks do not.
Rocks are made up of one or more minerals.
Rocks contain different chemical compounds than minerals.
Water is an important resource in Florida. Freshwater is used for homes and businesses. Salt water is used for recreation and fishing.
What type of resource is water?
human resource
mineral resource
renewable resource
non-renewable resource
Water is a renewable resource found in Florida. The state is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is also home to many inland freshwater lakes and rivers.
What makes water a renewable resource?
It does not cause pollution.
It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.
It is necessary for all plants and animals to live.
It takes hundreds of years for water to be created after it is used.
Paul wanted to identify a mineral. He rubbed a corner of the mineral across a white tile and recorded the color of the mark. What property was Paul testing?
(a)
Chip and Joanna have two rocks that they think have the same minerals. They decide to conduct a streak test to compare them. They run each mineral along a streak plate, which leaves a line of powder on the plate. What should they observe to compare the rocks?
whether the powder is dull or shiny
whether the rock scratched the plate
the color of the line on the plate
the shape of the powder crystals
Erosion and weathering are different processes that involve some of the same agents, such as wind, water, and ice.
How is erosion different from weathering?
Erosion is slower than weathering.
Erosion is faster than weathering.
Erosion BREAKS rocks and weathering MOVES rocks.
Erosion MOVES rocks and weathering BREAKS rocks.
Ms. Flores asks her science class to design an activity that will make rocks smooth like the ones they find near the river.
Which activity shows how a river makes rocks smooth?
Place rocks in direct sunlight.
Bury the rocks in soil underwater.
Put the rocks under a heavy weight.
Shake the rocks in a container of water.
The table below shows some properties of several minerals. As you are looking at different minerals, you come across one that:
-feels greasy
-has a black streak
-is metallic in luster.
What mineral are you looking at?
calcite
graphite
magnetite
talc
Earth has a great variety of surface features that are caused by weathering and erosion. Which of the following describes a change only caused by weathering?
ocean waves washing sand off the beach
rivers carrying soil and rocks through valleys
Wind blowing sand and pebbles off a sand dune
Tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces of rock
Which verbs describe EROSION? Select ALL.
carry
blow
break
move
Which verbs describe WEATHERING?
break
freezing
carries
smoothing
St. John’s Cathedral, found in Florida, is built using a common non-renewable resource. Which Florida resource was used to build the church?
silicone
solar
phosphate
limestone
Which type of rock is most likely to have a fossil?
metamorphic
sedementary
igneous
Which kind of rock changes because of heat and pressure?
sedementary
metamorphic
igneous
Which kind of rock forms from cooled lava?
igneous
sedementary
metamorphic
A farm in Florida produces its own electrical energy. Look at the picture of what they use on the farm. Based on the picture, what type of resource are they using o the farm?
wind turbine
renewable
non-renewable
recyclable
Lacy is looking at her minerals. She's made a chart to keep track of her data. Column Y describes one of the tests she conducted on her mineral. She used a nail for this test. What type of test did she do?
streak
luster
hardness
cleavage
Lacy continues to study her minerals. Column X describes another test she did on the minerals. Use used a magnifying glass to look closely at the mineral. What is she testing?
luster
hardness
cleavage
streak
Lacy wrote in her scientific journal notes about her rock and mineral collection. Which of Lacy's statements is an INFERENCE not a factual observation?
The metamorphic rock has ribbon-like layers.
The minerals are all different sizes.
The large crystals in my igneous rock means it must have cooled slowly.
The quartz left no streak mark when rubbed on the plate.
Which set of resources are non-renewable?
water, air, solar
coal, oil, natural gas
oranges, trees, air
oil, water, corn
