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Rocks and Minerals

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a characteristic of all minerals?

a)

Crystalline structure

b)

Fills the shape of its container

c)

Usually organic

d)

Random chemical composition

2.

Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

a)

Streak

b)

Denisty

c)

Luster

d)

Crumble

3.

What is fracture?

a)

Ability to reflect light

b)

A break in parallel planes

c)

Uneven break

4.

Igneous rocks are formed from geysers in the Earth's crust.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Two types of igneous rocks are:

a)

Interior and exterior

b)

Intrusive and extrusive

c)

Inside and outside

d)

Enter and exit

6.

Lava is found...

a)

after a volcano erupts.

b)

on the inside of a volcano.

c)

both inside and outside a volcano.

7.

The process for sedimentary rocks DO NOT include:

a)

Cementation

b)

Cooling

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

8.
Means that a mineral cannot come from something that was once living.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Organic
c)
Naturally Occurring
d)
Not Living
9.
This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
10.
The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Color
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
11.
_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Color
c)
Luster
d)
Streak
12.
This is how a mineral reflects light.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
13.
_______ is a property that describes a mineral  that splits evenly along flat surfaces.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Inorganic
d)
Organic
14.
The three major rock groups are:
a)
Inorganic, Metamorphic, and  Sedimentary
b)
Inorganic, Metamorphosis, and Sediment
c)
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sediment
d)
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
15.
This rock  is formed from molten rock (magma/lava) that has cooled.
a)
Igneous
b)
Inorganic
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
16.
This rock is formed by extreme heat and/or pressure that alters the chemical composition into a new form of rock.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
17.
This rock is formed by erosion (continuously broken down into small fragments) and  then is compressed and  cemented together.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
18.
When identifying minerals, _______ can be tested by scratching the surface with different materials such as your fingernail or a coin.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
19.

Which statement accurately describes rock sizes and shapes?

a)

Rocks are the same size and different shapes.

b)

Rocks are the same shape and different sizes.

c)

Rocks come in many sizes and shapes.

d)

Gray rocks are more common.

20.

A rock is

a)

soil that is packed together

b)

made of sticky soil

c)

a living material that comes from earth

d)

a hard, solid part of the earth

21.

Which statement about Earth is true?

 

a)

Earth is completely covered in grass.

 

b)

The moon is made up of a rock.

c)

Earth is made up of one mineral.

d)

Earth is made up of rocks.

22.

Which statement about rocks and minerals is true?

a)

Most rocks contain more than one mineral.

 

b)

 

Most rocks contain only one mineral.

 

 

c)

Most rocks contain every mineral.

 

 

d)

Most rocks contain no minerals.

 

 

23.

Minerals are

a)

nonliving materials that come from the earth

b)

living materials that come from the earth

c)

soil that is packed together

d)

different kinds of plants and animals that live in one place

24.

When rocks break down into smaller pieces, they become part of the

a)

air

b)

sky

c)

dirt

d)

grass

25.

When molten (melted) rock cools and becomes a solid, a _____ rock forms.

a)

Igneous         

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Mineral

26.

According to the diagram, how does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Compaction and Cementation

d)

Melting

27.

Fossils are more likely to form in which type of rock?

a)

Sedimentary rocks form in layers which help keep fossils from being destroyed.  

b)

Metamorphic rocks form by being exposed to a lot of heat and pressure and this keeps the fossils from being destroyed.

c)

Igneous rocks form when lava or magma cools and this keeps the fossils from being destroyed

d)

Fossils only form in igneous rocks.

28.

This type of igneous rock remains inside the Earth.

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

c)

Topside

d)

Lower

29.

According to the diagram, how does magma become an igneous rock?     

a)

Melting

b)

Cooling

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and Cementation

30.

What is letter A?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

31.

What is letter B?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

32.

What is letter E?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

33.

What is letter G?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Cooling

c)

Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

34.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
35.
What layer is 2?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantel
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
36.
What layer of the mantle is flexible like plastic?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lower mantle
37.
True or False.  The Earth's crust is made of rock
a)
True
b)
False
38.
True or False. The mantle is a solid piece of rock.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Which part of the core is liquid metal?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
40.

What is the order of the layers of the Earth from top to bottom?

a)

crust, mantle, core

b)

core, mantle, crust

c)

mantle, core, crust

d)

mantle, crust, core

41.

What are examples of direct evidence?

a)

rock samples

b)

earthquakes

c)

water

d)

seismic waves

42.

As you descend deeper beneath Earth's surface, the pressure

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

doesn't change

43.
What layer is shown by letter A?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
44.
What layer is shown by letter B?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
45.
What layer is shown by letter C?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
46.
What layer is shown by letter D?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
47.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
48.
What layer is the hottest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
49.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above 
50.
What layer of Earth do we live on?
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
51.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
52.

Which is the scientific term for the Earth's crust?

a)

outer layer

b)

lithosphere

c)

Stroehman

d)

asthenosphere

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