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Week 8 Unit 2 Science: Rocks and Minerals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Diamonds are the softest minerals

a)

False

b)

True

2.

Which category has the least number of elements on the periodic table?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

3.

Why can we group certain minerals with each other on the Periodic Table?

a)

They are all different.

b)

They are all metals.

c)

They share some of the same properties.

4.

Someone who studies rocks is called.....?

a)

Geologist

b)

Chemist

c)

Biologist

5.

What is a ROCK?

a)

A substance where the atoms are arranged in a specific geometric pattern.

b)

Naturally occurring solid substance made up of crystals.

c)

Something that you smash in dust like Hulk.

6.

What is the name of the INGENOUS ROCK that cools very slowly and has large crystals?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

c)

Magma

7.

What type of rock is formed by fire deep within the earth?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

8.

What is something you do NOT do to identify a mineral?

a)

Color

b)

Taste

c)

Using the MOHs hardness scale

9.

Sediment is found at the bottom of what?

a)

Floor

b)

Highway

c)

Rivers and Oceans

10.

Sedimentary rocks are the oldest at which layer of the earth's surface?

a)

Top

b)

Middle

c)

Bottom

11.

True or False: Igneous and Sedimentary rocks can become metamorphic rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The process of pressing particles of sedimentary rocks together from weight of water and other sediment is called....?

a)

cementation

b)

compaction

c)

weathering

13.

Weathering starts the process of forming what types of rocks?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

14.

During the rock cycle, what causes sedimentary rock to become metamorphic rock?

a)

Erosion

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Being left alone in the ocean.

15.

What is pushed out from deep inside the earth then cools and forms igneous rock?

a)

Lava

b)

Mud

c)

Magma

16.

True or False: Coal is known as a fossil fuel because it is made of plant material and other living things.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

______________ is the chemical process that binds sedimentary rocks together.

a)

Cementation

b)

Compaction

c)

Erosion

18.

Which type of igneous rock has small, fine grains?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

c)

Crystal

19.

True or False: Some minerals will dissolve in water.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of these are found in many tools we use, and some are grown in a laboratory?

a)

Rocks

b)

Minerals

c)

Crystals