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Rocks & Minerals Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are rocks made of?

a)

Minerals

b)

Steel

c)

Diamonds

d)

Glass

2.

All of the following are made from rocks and minerals (Select 2)

a)

bowls, glass, vases

b)

water, & air

c)

jewelry & food

d)

paper

3.

Some of the properties of minerals and rocks include (2 answers)

a)

transparency

b)

luster, texture, hardness

c)

color, shape, size

d)

taste, touch, weight

4.

The best way to identify a mineral is by it's

(a)  

5.

What is the best definition of minerals?

a)

Minerals are living things found in nature.

b)

Minerals are the nutrients found in our food.

c)

Minerals are non-living things found in nature.

d)

Minerals are made of rocks.

6.

The amount of light reflected off the surface of a rock or mineral

(a)  

7.

The way a rock or mineral feels. They can be rough or smooth

(a)  

8.

Trained scientists who mine the earth for minerals

a)

Geographers

b)

Geologists

c)

Chemists

d)

Biologists

9.

Erosion is the process in which rocks are

a)

tested using Moh's hardness scale

b)

formed tectonic plates that shift

c)

are formed into glaciers

d)

broken down and moved from place to place

10.

On type of erision is caused by a huge chunk of ice known as a

a)

glacier

b)

meteor

c)

graphite

d)

apatite

11.

Moh's ________ Scale or the Scratch test are two ways that we measure _________.

a)

Hardness, Hardness

b)

Luster, Luster

c)

Color, Color

d)

Texture, Texture

12.

This is the type of soil that contains the most nutrients and is the best soil to grow plants

(a)  

13.

The 3 types of soil (the thin, loose surface covering the earth) include

a)

loam

b)

dirt

c)

sand

d)

clay

14.

This is the type of soil that is tan. It has the largest participles and the particles cannot hold water

(a)  

15.

Which of the following is not a characteristics of clay?

a)

slippery when wet

b)

large particles that cannot hold water

c)

orange/red in color

d)

Has lots of nutrients