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WorksheetsROCKS AND MINERALS MARÍA
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 25mins
WHAT TYPE OF ROCK ARE MARBLE AND SLATE?
SEDIMENTARY
METAMORPHIC
VOLCANEOUS
IGNEOUS
ROCKS THAT ARE MADE OF FRAGMENTS OF DEAD VEGETATION AND ANIMALS ARE CALLED
IGNEOUS
METAMORPHIC
LAVA
SEDIMENTARY
DEPENDING ON THEIR LUSTRE, ROCKS CAN BE...
HARD AND SOFT
DIFFERENT COLOURS
SHINY AND DULL
TRANSPARENT OR OPAQUE
WHAT IS THE PROPERTY THAT BEST DESCRIBES TALC?
IT´S HARD
IT´S SOFT
IT´S DULL
IT´S SHINY
THE LITHOSPHERE IS...
ALL THE ROCKS ON THE EARTH´S CRUST AND MANTLE
ALL THE MINERALS AND ROCKS ON THE EARTH´S DIFFERENT LAYERS
ALL THE ROCKS AND MINERALS ON THE EARTH´S CRUST AND PART OF THE UPPER MANTLE
ALL THE MINERALS ON THE EARTH´S CRUST
What is a diamond?
A mineral
A rock
Minerals are made up of rocks.
True
False
what are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, magma and sedimentary.
Igneous, conglomerate and sedimentary.
Minerals, sedimentary and metamorphic.
Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
The Earth is made of three layers.
True
False
The crust is the internal layer.
True
False
The crust is the external layer.
True
False
The three layers are:
Crust, marble and core.
Crust, mantle and clay.
Crust, mantle and core.
Crust, magma and core.
Igneous rocks are formed when:
The suffer extreme heat and pressure.
Volcanoes erupt and the magma or lava cools down and solidifies.
Sedimentary rocks are made up of:
Only minerals
Lava and magma.
Igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks.
Fragments of rocks and/or plants and animals.
Properties of minerals.
Minerals can be one colour or many different colours.
True
False
Properties of minerals.
Minerals can be hard or soft.
True
False
What are some of the uses of minerals and rocks?
They can be used in jewellery, in the building industry, the textile industry and to make kitchen countertops.
They can be used in jewellery, in the building industry, to make kitchen countertops and utensils.
They are not used by human people.
They are only used in jewellery.
The layer number 1 is called the:
Core
Mantle
Crust
The layer number 2 is called the:
Core
Mantle
Crust
The layers number 3 and 4 is called the:
Core
Mantle
Crust
The super-hot Earth´s layer, with solid centre.
core
crust
mantle
The middle Earth´s layer of hot solid rock and hot liquid magma.
core
crust
mantle
The top Earth´s layer, where we live
core
crust
mantle
What mineral is the softest?
quartz
mica
feldspar
talc
What mineral is the hardest?
Quartz
Diamond
Feldspar
Talc
What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
Rocks are pure substances; minerals are not.
Rocks are made from minerals.
Minerals are made from rocks.
Rocks and minerals are the same thing.
What types of rock are there?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
Igneous, Sediments, Metamorphic
Sedimentary, Magma, Igneous
Compaction, Sedimentary, Igneous
Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...
lava
magma
igneous rock
minerals
Rocks that are made from bits of rock that have been pressed together under water are called:
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Moonstone
Rocks that come from hot lava and magma that is cooled and hardened are called:
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Comets
Rocks that have been changed into a different kind of rock from heat, time and pressure are called:
Metamophic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Rocky
