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Rocks and Minerals

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three types of rocks?

a)

Pumice, Igneous, Obsidian

b)

I don't know

c)

Marble, Shale, Limestone

d)

Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic

2.

What are the three layers of earth?

(a)  

3.

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

a)

cleavage

b)

gem

c)

luster

d)

fossil

4.

What is the hardest mineral?

a)

graphite

b)

fluorite

c)

diamond

d)

gypsum

5.

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

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

6.

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

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

7.

This type of rock is formed when melted rock cools.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

8.
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
9.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
10.
Which BEST describes the rock cycle?
a)
New rocks form from older rocks.
b)
Lunar rocks change into terrestrial rocks.
c)
Rocks in the ocean become rocks on land.
d)
Layers of rock are broken by faults.
11.
Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
heating and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplift and erosion
12.

Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called ____.

a)

rock

b)

magma

c)

volcanic ash

d)

liquid fire

13.

Write some examples of Metallic minerals.

(a)  

14.

Which rock is formed by Granite?

a)

Sandstone

b)

Pumice

c)

Gneiss

d)

Marble

15.
Hardness, color, and luster are examples of a mineral's ___________.
a)
price
b)
weight
c)
property
d)
name
16.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
17.
What type of rock is pictured?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
18.

These rocks were once located inside the Earth, but the heat and pressure of the rocks above caused the minerals to change.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

19.

What type of rock is made up of pieces of sediments that have been pressed and cemented together?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

20.

In what rock would you be likely to find fossils?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

21.

What is melted material inside the Earth called?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Juice

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