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ROCKS AND MINERALS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of rock that is created using sediments that goes through compaction and sementation.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

2.

The general state of minerals at room temperature.

a)

Naturally occurring

b)

Inorganic

c)

Homogeneous solid

3.

A naturally occurring substance that can form rocks.

a)

Mineral

b)

Nutrient

c)

Substance

4.

A property of minerals which allow them to be turned into copper wire.

a)

Luster

b)

Ductility

c)

Malleability

5.

A type of rock that is created with the cooling and crystallization of hot molten magma.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

6.

A principal agent for the deposition of most common sediments underneath the oceans.

a)

Lithification

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

7.

This means a mineral is NOT a product of an organism.

a)

Inorganic

b)

Chemical composition

c)

Crystalline structure

8.

This is the hardest known mineral made up of flat thin sheets of pure carbon.

a)

Topaz

b)

Ruby

c)

Diamond

9.

A type of rock that is created with HIGH heat energy and HIGH PRESSURE underneath the crust.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

10.

This property of mineral allows light in passing through.

a)

Diaphaneity

b)

Brittleness

c)

Color

11.

Rock experts classify rocks based on how they were formed. What is the branch that deals with the study of rocks?  

a)

Biology

b)

Mineralogy

c)

Geology

d)

Petrology

12.

Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks can be buried and undergo tremendous heating and stress. What is the process of transformation of one rock type into another?

a)

Compaction

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Cementation

d)

Weathering

13.

A property which states that mineral can be cut by a knife.

a)

Hardness

b)

Cleavage

c)

Sectility

d)

Tenacity

14.

Identify the property shown.

a)

Luster

b)

Hardness

c)

Diaphaneity

d)

Streak

15.

What is the complete name of your ELS teacher?

a)

Roden C. Nedia

b)

Rodin C. Nidea

c)

Sam Maybe

d)

Alden Recharge