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Rocks and Minerals

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which would most likely cause molten rock material to become a glassy igneous rock?

a)

cooling over a long period of time

b)

cooling under high pressure

c)

cooling on the earth's surface 

d)

cooling at great depth within the earth

2.

Determine the texture of the metamorphic rock:

a)

Foliated

b)

Non-Foliated

3.
A rock formed by compaction and cementation will produce a 
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
4.

Examples of intrusive igneous rock are ______ and______ .

a)

basalt / andesite

b)

granite / diorite

c)

obsidian / diorite

5.

This rock is made of large bits of gravel cemented together. What type of sedimentary rock is it?

a)

Clastic

b)

Chemical

c)

Organic

6.

How is crystal size related to the rate a molten material cools

a)

the faster it cools the smaller the crystal

b)

the faster it cools the larger the crystal

c)

the slower it cools  the smaller the crystal

7.

How do metamorphic rocks form? 

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Compaction & Cementation

c)

Cooling of Magma

d)

Sediments & Glue

8.

Sediments are formed from

a)

Compaction and Cementation

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Melting and Solidification

d)

Heat and Pressure

9.

What is the LEAST unreliable way to identify a mineral?

a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

color

d)

density

10.

Which type of igneous rock has small, fine grains?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

c)

Crystals

11.

It is determined using a scratch test.

a)

luster

b)

fracture

c)

cleavage

d)

hardness

12.

It is how mineral reflects light from its surface.

a)

luster

b)

cleavage

c)

color

d)

hardness

13.

This image represent _________.

a)

The rock cycle

b)

sedimentary rocks

c)

metamorphic rocks

d)

igneous rocks

14.

Compaction and cementation will form in __________.

a)

magma

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

igneous rocks

d)

sedimentary rocks

15.

You find a fossil of the Mesosaurus. What rock type must it be?

a)

bone

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

igneous rocks

d)

sedimentary rocks

16.

If you were hiking around Mt. St. Helens (volcano) what type of rock would you most likely find would be?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

17.

Water carving away at the bank of a river is an example of ____________.

a)

compaction

b)

cementation

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

18.

A mineral with the hardness of 10 more likely to ______________.

a)

scratched by all other minerals

b)

called as Talc

c)

scratch all minerals

d)

the weakest

19.

If a mineral has the ability to break off in sheets uniformly, it would display the property of ____________.

a)

cleavage

b)

streak

c)

luster

d)

fracture

20.

While testing a mineral you can scratch it with your fingernail. This means _____________________.

a)

its harder than your nail

b)

you need a manicure

c)

its not a mineral

d)

its softer than your nail

21.

A __________ is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks.

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Sediment

c)

Mineral

d)

Igneous Rock

22.

When inside a volcano, the hot liquid that can cool to form rocks is called __________.

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

extrusive

d)

intrusive

23.

This rock started as molten magma. What type of igneous rock is this?

a)

felsic

b)

mafic

c)

intrusive

d)

extrusive

24.

This rock used to be the bottom of an ocean millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

25.

If I say that a penny can scratch a rock, what property am I referring to?

a)

luster

b)

color

c)

weight

d)

hardness

26.

The process for sedimentary rocks DO NOT include:

a)

Cementation

b)

Cooling

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

27.

Two types of igneous rocks are:

a)

Interior and exterior

b)

Intrusive and extrusive

c)

Inside and outside

d)

Enter and exit

28.
What type of rock is pictured?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
29.
What are the three types of rocks?
a)
lava, metamorphic, and sedimentary
b)
igneous, sedimentary, and mineral
c)
metamorphic, lava, and igneous
d)
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
30.

A precious stone that has been cut or polished.

a)

fossil

b)

cleavage

c)

gem

d)

luster

31.

Sedimentary rocks may have these remains of an organism inside of it.

a)

cleavage

b)

gem

c)

luster

d)

fossil

32.

What is the hardest mineral?

a)

graphite

b)

fluorite

c)

diamond

d)

gypsum

33.
Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.
a)
diamonds
b)
minerals
c)
fossils
d)
dirt
34.

Heat and _____________ transformed living things into fossil fuels.

a)

pressure

b)

air

c)

gas

d)

water

35.

TRUE about Minerals:

a)

Inorganic

b)

Naturally occuring

c)

With chemical composition

d)

All of the above

36.

The basic building blocks of rocks:

a)

Crystal

b)

Acids

c)

Magma

d)

Minerals

37.

Example of Extrusive rock:

a)

Pumice

b)

Gabbro

c)

Diorite

d)

Granite

38.

4 processes in the formation of sedimentary rock (in chronological order)

(first to last)

a)

compaction,

deposition,

weathering,

mass wasting

b)

erosion,

decomposition,

compaction,

cementation

c)

compoction, erosion,

cementation,

decomposition

d)

erosion,

deposition,

compaction,

cementation

39.

Examples of Metamorphic rock:

a)

Gneiss

b)

Limestone

c)

Basalt

d)

Gabbro

40.
Atoms in a mineral are arranged___________________.
a)
In the order they land
b)
In a specific repetitive pattern
c)
In a circular pattern
d)
In a straight line
41.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
42.
Yellow or red, nonmetallic, brittle, hardness of 2-3, has an odor
a)
sulfur
b)
kaolinite
c)
kyanite
d)
talc
43.
Metallic to earthy gray, hardness of 1-2, unclear cleavage, writes on paper
a)
graphite
b)
galena
c)
pyrite
d)
hematite
44.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
45.
___________ is the color of powdered mineral.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Fracture
46.

______________refers to the color of the mineral in its powdered form which may or may not be similar to the color of the mineral.

a)

COLOR

b)

STREAK

c)

HARDNESS

d)

LUSTER

47.

It is the strong magnetic attraction of some minerals to some hand magnet (e.g. magnetite)

a)

Crystal Form

b)

Magnetism

c)

Reaction to Acid

d)

Taste

48.

Using the Mineral Identification Key, Identify the following Mineral based on the following Data: Luster-Metallic, Streak Color- Greenish Black, Special Property-Brittle

a)

Graphite

b)

Chalcopyrite

c)

Magnetite

d)

Pyrite

49.

What is the difference between fracture and cleavage in a mineral?

a)

Cleavage = breaks along flat, smooth planes into a set shape,

Fracture = breaks in random, jagged edges.

b)

Cleavage = breaks in random, jagged edges.

Fracture = breaks along flat, smooth planes into a set shape,

50.

Fracture or cleavage of a mineral is determined by:

a)

how long it took to form

b)

the internal arrangement of atoms

c)

temperature

d)

the color of the mineral

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