WorksheetsRocks & Minerals Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What are rocks made of?
Minerals
Steel
Diamonds
Glass
All of the following are made from rocks and minerals (Select 2)
bowls, glass, vases
water, & air
jewelry & food
paper
Some of the properties of minerals and rocks include (2 answers)
transparency
luster, texture, hardness
color, shape, size
taste, touch, weight
The best way to identify a mineral is by it's
(a)
What is the best definition of minerals?
Minerals are living things found in nature.
Minerals are the nutrients found in our food.
Minerals are non-living things found in nature.
Minerals are made of rocks.
The amount of light reflected off the surface of a rock or mineral
(a)
The way a rock or mineral feels. They can be rough or smooth
(a)
Trained scientists who mine the earth for minerals
Geographers
Geologists
Chemists
Biologists
Erosion is the process in which rocks are
tested using Moh's hardness scale
formed tectonic plates that shift
are formed into glaciers
broken down and moved from place to place
On type of erision is caused by a huge chunk of ice known as a
glacier
meteor
graphite
apatite
Moh's ________ Scale or the Scratch test are two ways that we measure _________.
Hardness, Hardness
Luster, Luster
Color, Color
Texture, Texture
This is the type of soil that contains the most nutrients and is the best soil to grow plants
(a)
The 3 types of soil (the thin, loose surface covering the earth) include
loam
dirt
sand
clay
This is the type of soil that is tan. It has the largest participles and the particles cannot hold water
(a)
Which of the following is not a characteristics of clay?
slippery when wet
large particles that cannot hold water
orange/red in color
Has lots of nutrients
