WorksheetsWeek 8 Unit 2 Science: Rocks and Minerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
True or False: Diamonds are the softest minerals
False
True
Which category has the least number of elements on the periodic table?
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Why can we group certain minerals with each other on the Periodic Table?
They are all different.
They are all metals.
They share some of the same properties.
Someone who studies rocks is called.....?
Geologist
Chemist
Biologist
What is a ROCK?
A substance where the atoms are arranged in a specific geometric pattern.
Naturally occurring solid substance made up of crystals.
Something that you smash in dust like Hulk.
What is the name of the INGENOUS ROCK that cools very slowly and has large crystals?
Extrusive
Intrusive
Magma
What type of rock is formed by fire deep within the earth?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
What is something you do NOT do to identify a mineral?
Color
Taste
Using the MOHs hardness scale
Sediment is found at the bottom of what?
Floor
Highway
Rivers and Oceans
Sedimentary rocks are the oldest at which layer of the earth's surface?
Top
Middle
Bottom
True or False: Igneous and Sedimentary rocks can become metamorphic rocks.
True
False
The process of pressing particles of sedimentary rocks together from weight of water and other sediment is called....?
cementation
compaction
weathering
Weathering starts the process of forming what types of rocks?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
During the rock cycle, what causes sedimentary rock to become metamorphic rock?
Erosion
Heat and Pressure
Being left alone in the ocean.
What is pushed out from deep inside the earth then cools and forms igneous rock?
Lava
Mud
Magma
True or False: Coal is known as a fossil fuel because it is made of plant material and other living things.
True
False
______________ is the chemical process that binds sedimentary rocks together.
Cementation
Compaction
Erosion
Which type of igneous rock has small, fine grains?
Extrusive
Intrusive
Crystal
True or False: Some minerals will dissolve in water.
True
False
Which of these are found in many tools we use, and some are grown in a laboratory?
Rocks
Minerals
Crystals
