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Properties of Minerals & Water

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a continuous series of events through which a rock is transformed from one type to another

a)

water cycle

b)

rock cycle

c)

life cycle

d)

bicycle

2.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
3.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
4.

This type of rock forms from bits and pieces of other rock.

a)

Igneous

b)

Lava

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Metamorphis

5.

Marble, formed deep underground through heat and pressure, is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

6.

-The color of the powder left behind when you rub the mineral against a tile.

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

harness

d)

luster

7.
  • the way a mineral's surface reflects light.
a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

color

d)

hardness

8.

Scratching the mineral with different materials can help us determine its...

a)

luster

b)

fracture

c)

cleavage

d)

hardness

9.
Water is a universal solvent because it...
a)
It can be found anywhere
b)
It freezes when it gets cold
c)
floats when frozen
d)
Dissolves most substances
10.
The fact that ice floats on liquid water is due to the fact that water's solid is ___________ than it's liquid form
a)
less polar
b)
more polar
c)
less dense
d)
more dense
11.
When a molecule has an opposite electrical charge on each end, it is known as what?
a)
cohesion
b)
polar molecule
c)
hydrogen bond
d)
solution
12.

The ability of water molecules to stick to each other, creating surface tension is called:

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Insulation

d)

Ph

13.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

14.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
15.

__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. It is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Percolation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Plant Uptake

16.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)

evapotranspiration

c)
precipitation
d)
run off