wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

quiz 3 term 3 grade 5

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
2.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
3.

You can find out a mineral's ________________ by seeing what other minerals it can scratch.

a)

cleavage

b)

crystal

c)

hardness

d)

luster

4.

A nonliving solid that has a _______________ form is called a mineral.

a)

minerals

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

crystal

5.

What are the characteristics of Talc?

a)

It has a hardness of 4, a glassy luster, and a white streak.

b)

It has a hardness of 2, a waxy luster, and a white streak.

c)

It has a hardness of 6, a waxy luster, and a white streak.

d)

It has a hardness of 1, a dull luster, and a white or gray streak.

6.

Which mineral has a glassy luster, a white streak, and a hardness of 7?

a)

Flourite

b)

Talc

c)

Quartz

d)

Gypsum

7.

Which mineral is the hardest?

a)

Magnetite

b)

Calcite

c)

Mica

d)

Diamond

8.

What is the biggest difference between a rock and a mineral?

a)

Minerals are the small bits that make up rocks.

b)

Rocks are different colors than minerals.

c)

There is no difference between rocks and minerals.

d)

Rocks are the small bits that make up minerals.

9.
What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?
a)
color tiles
b)
streak test
c)
Mohs Scale
d)
weight scale
10.
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
11.
What is Hardness?
a)
The tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.
b)
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
c)
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
12.
An igneous rock containing large crystals is most likely a(n)
a)
Chemical Rock
b)
Foliated Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Intrusive Rock
13.
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
14.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
15.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
16.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
17.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
18.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
19.

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

a)

inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

b)

igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

c)

metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

d)

sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

20.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with

a)

melting

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

crystallization

21.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
22.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
23.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
24.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
25.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition
26.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock