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Rocks and Minerals Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Moh's hardness scale, which of the following minerals is the hardest?

a)

corundum

b)

diamond

c)

talc

d)

gypsum

2.

Which of the following is true?

a)

All minerals are made of rock

b)

All rocks are made of minerals

c)

Rocks and minerals are made of the same

d)

All of the above

3.

The property of a mineral splitting evenly along a flat surface is

a)

Luster

b)

Streak

c)

Cleavage

d)

Fracture

4.

The property of a mineral splitting unevenly is

a)

Luster

b)

Streak

c)

Cleavage

d)

Fracture

5.

How a mineral reflects light from its surface is known as

a)

Streak

b)

Element

c)

Fracture

d)

Luster

6.

What mineral property is determined by scratching a mineral across an unglazed, white tile?

a)

Hardness

b)

Color

c)

Streak

d)

Cleavage

7.

A physical property that is easy to observe is

a)

Luster

b)

Color

c)

Hardness

d)

Density

8.

The color of the powder left behind by a mineral.

a)

Streak

b)

Cleavage

c)

Color

d)

Luster

9.

Rocks are made out of __________________.

a)

particles

b)

minerals

c)

molecules

d)

cells

10.

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

a)

Structure

b)

Texture

c)

Luster

d)

Hardness

e)

Streak

11.

The size and shape of pieces of materials in a rock.

a)

Structure

b)

Texture

c)

Luster

d)

Hardness

e)

Streak

12.

What type of rock does magma form as it cools?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

13.

In which location would you most likely find an igneous rock?

a)

in a deep cavern

b)

near a volcano

c)

on a sandy beach

d)

near the mouth of a river

14.

Which of the following best explains the forces that cause a rock to change into a metamorphic rock?

a)

heat in the layers below the rock

b)

pressure in the layers above the rock

c)

pressure from above the rock layers above and heat from the magma

15.

Intrusive rocks are made in...

a)

A Microwave

b)

A Factory

c)

A store

d)

The Earth

16.

Extrusive rocks are made on...

a)

A Grill

b)

The Earth's Surface

c)

A stove top

d)

The Sun

17.

Extrusive Rocks Are Formed By...

a)

Frying Pans

b)

Lava

c)

Grilling

d)

Baking

18.

Which of the following is an Intrusive Igneous rock?

a)

Quartz

b)

Diamond

c)

Granite

d)

Rhyolite

19.

Igneous Rocks Are found by...

a)

Mountains

b)

Buildings

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Mt. Rushmore

20.

What rock is this?

a)

Granite

b)

Diorite

c)

Diamond

d)

Sandstone

21.

Is this Intrusive or Extrusive?

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

22.

Diorite is

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Intrusive

c)

Extrusive

d)

Metamorphic

23.

This Rock is Called

a)

A Rock

b)

Obsidian

c)

Diorite

d)

Granite

24.

Pegmatite is...

a)

Intrusive

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Extrusive

d)

Sedimentary

25.

Pumice is

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

26.
Small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things
a)
sediment
b)
clastic rock
c)
organic rock
d)
deposition
27.
The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
a)
weathering
b)
sediment
c)
erosion
d)
cememtation
28.
Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Name this rock.
a)
lithographic limestone
b)
breccia
c)
coal
d)
conglomerate
30.

Of the three kinds of sedimentary rocks, a rock that is made up of fragments of older rocks is called

a)

Clastic sedimentary rock

b)

Organic sedimentary rock

c)

Chemical sedimentary rock

31.

How would you classify the grain size of this rock?

a)

Fine

b)

Visible

c)

Course

d)

Very Coarse

32.
squeezing sediments together in layers
a)
compaction
b)
weathering
c)
cementation
d)
deposition 
33.

Which type of sedimentary rock is made from the remains of living things?

a)

Clastic

b)

Chemical

c)

Biochemical

34.

Sedimentary rock formed from remains of plants and animals is called _?_.

a)

chemical sedimentary rock

b)

biochemical (organic) sedimentary rock

c)

clastic sedimentary rock

d)

erosion

35.
Clastic rocks are grouped by the ______________ of the rock fragments of which they are made.
a)
Size
b)
Formation
36.

Which term means the process of layering and pressing together sediment over many years.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

deposition

e)

cementation

37.

Which term means the process of sediments squeezing and sticking together to create a solid rock.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

deposition

e)

cementation

38.

What kind of metamorphism will occur if the temperature is 800°C and the depth of metamorphism is 7 km?

a)

regional

b)

contact

c)

subduction zone

d)

hydrothermal

39.

________ is the process by which a rock changes form or mineral content as a result of environmental changes such as heat and pressure.

a)

Rifting

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Foliation

d)

Precipitation

40.
What causes contact metamorphism? 
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat
41.
What causes regional metamorphism?
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat
42.
What causes the heat for contact metamorphism? 
a)
Magma
b)
Fault lines
43.
What causes the pressure for regional metamorphism? 
a)
Magma
b)
Fault lines
44.
How is a metamorphic rock made?
a)
By intense heat and/or pressure
b)
By compacting and cementing
c)
Cooling and solidification of lava or magma
45.
How is a sedimentary rock made?
a)
By intense heat and/or pressure
b)
By compacting and cementing
c)
Cooling and solidification of lava or magma
46.
How is a igneous rock made?
a)
By intense heat and/or pressure
b)
By compacting and cementing
c)
Cooling and solidification of lava or magma
47.

Which rock is only formed by regional metamorphism?

a)

slate

b)

hornfels

c)

dunite

d)

marble

48.

Which nonfoliated rock forms only in a zone of contact metamorphism?

a)

conglomerate

b)

hornfels

c)

pegmatite

d)

quartzite

49.

Which rock is foliated, shows mineral alignment but not banding, and contains medium-sized grains of quartz and pyroxene?

a)

phyllite

b)

schist

c)

gneiss

d)

quartzite

50.

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

51.

This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

52.

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

53.

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

a)

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

b)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

c)

Magma, Lava, Crystals

d)

Air, Water, Earth, Fire

54.

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

55.

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

a)

Melting

b)

Cooling

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and Cementation

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