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ROCKS AND MINERALS MARÍA

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT TYPE OF ROCK ARE MARBLE AND SLATE?

a)

SEDIMENTARY

b)

METAMORPHIC

c)

VOLCANEOUS

d)

IGNEOUS

2.

ROCKS THAT ARE MADE OF FRAGMENTS OF DEAD VEGETATION AND ANIMALS ARE CALLED

a)

IGNEOUS

b)

METAMORPHIC

c)

LAVA

d)

SEDIMENTARY

3.

DEPENDING ON THEIR LUSTRE, ROCKS CAN BE...

a)

HARD AND SOFT

b)

DIFFERENT COLOURS

c)

SHINY AND DULL

d)

TRANSPARENT OR OPAQUE

4.

WHAT IS THE PROPERTY THAT BEST DESCRIBES TALC?

a)

IT´S HARD

b)

IT´S SOFT

c)

IT´S DULL

d)

IT´S SHINY

5.

THE LITHOSPHERE IS...

a)

ALL THE ROCKS ON THE EARTH´S CRUST AND MANTLE

b)

ALL THE MINERALS AND ROCKS ON THE EARTH´S DIFFERENT LAYERS

c)

ALL THE ROCKS AND MINERALS ON THE EARTH´S CRUST AND PART OF THE UPPER MANTLE

d)

ALL THE MINERALS ON THE EARTH´S CRUST

6.

What is a diamond?

a)

A mineral

b)

A rock

7.

Minerals are made up of rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

what are the three types of rocks?

a)

Igneous, magma and sedimentary.

b)

Igneous, conglomerate and sedimentary.

c)

Minerals, sedimentary and metamorphic.

d)

Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.

9.

The Earth is made of three layers.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The crust is the internal layer.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The crust is the external layer.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The three layers are:

a)

Crust, marble and core.

b)

Crust, mantle and clay.

c)

Crust, mantle and core.

d)

Crust, magma and core.

13.

Igneous rocks are formed when:

a)

The suffer extreme heat and pressure.

b)

Volcanoes erupt and the magma or lava cools down and solidifies.

14.

Sedimentary rocks are made up of:

a)

Only minerals

b)

Lava and magma.

c)

Igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks.

d)

Fragments of rocks and/or plants and animals.

15.

Properties of minerals.

Minerals can be one colour or many different colours.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Properties of minerals.

Minerals can be hard or soft.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What are some of the uses of minerals and rocks?

a)

They can be used in jewellery, in the building industry, the textile industry and to make kitchen countertops.

b)

They can be used in jewellery, in the building industry, to make kitchen countertops and utensils.

c)

They are not used by human people.

d)

They are only used in jewellery.

18.

The layer number 1 is called the:

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

19.

The layer number 2 is called the:

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

20.

The layers number 3 and 4 is called the:

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

21.

The super-hot Earth´s layer, with solid centre.

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

22.

The middle Earth´s layer of hot solid rock and hot liquid magma.

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

23.

The top Earth´s layer, where we live

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

24.
Hardness, color, and luster are examples of a mineral's ___________.
a)
price
b)
weight
c)
property
d)
name
25.

What mineral is the softest?

a)

quartz

b)

mica

c)

feldspar

d)

talc

26.

What mineral is the hardest?

a)

Quartz

b)

Diamond

c)

Feldspar

d)

Talc

27.

What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?

a)

Rocks are pure substances; minerals are not.

b)

Rocks are made from minerals.

c)

Minerals are made from rocks.

d)

Rocks and minerals are the same thing.

28.

What types of rock are there?

a)

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

b)

Igneous, Sediments, Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary, Magma, Igneous

d)

Compaction, Sedimentary, Igneous

29.

Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

igneous rock

d)

minerals

30.

Rocks that are made from bits of rock that have been pressed together under water are called:

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Moonstone

31.

Rocks that come from hot lava and magma that is cooled and hardened are called:

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Comets

32.

Rocks that have been changed into a different kind of rock from heat, time and pressure are called:

a)

Metamophic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Rocky

33.
What is the name of this rock?
a)
Marble
b)
Sand stone
c)
Granite
d)
Slate
34.
You can scratch the limestone easily because it is a ............................. rock.
a)
soft
b)
hard
35.
Which of the following can be used to make jewelry?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Slate
c)
Marble
d)
Granite
36.
Marble and granite can be used to:
a)
make counter tops, statues and monuments
b)
monuments and jewelry
c)
statues and chairs