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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a mineral's LUSTER?
the way the light reflects from its surface
the mineral's elements and their arrangements
the color that it makes when rubbed on a tile
the way it breaks when you strike it with a wedge
If Kaley has a ruby who's luster is similar to a window. Which word describes the luster of the ruby?
the ruby has a greasy luster
the ruby has a glassy luster
the ruby has an earthy luster
the ruby has a metallic luster
You are looking at a collection of rocks. What is MOST LIKELY true about these rocks?
They have the same shapes.
They are made up of minerals.
They have many fossils in them.
They are made up of shells and sand.
How are rocks and minerals similar to each other?
Rocks and minerals contain different materials
Rocks are made up of one or more minerals
Minerals have crystals, but rocks do not
Minerals are groups related to rocks
What type of resource is soil?
human resource
mineral resource
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
What are the four properties (tests) used to identify minerals?
hardness
temperature
color
shine
shine
streak
color
taste
hardness
color
streak
luster
luster
hardness
taste
temperature
Which word means:
No longer existing or living?
minerals
rocks
extinct
weathering
Which word means:
Anything from nature that people can use
renewable resource
conserve
erosion
natural resource
Which word means:
Use less of something to make it last longer
nonrenewable resource
conserve
fossil
rock
Which word means:
The remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago
fossil
minerals
extinct
conserve
Which word means:
Any nonliving solid that has a crystal form
rock
extinct
minerals
natural resource
Which word means:
A naturally formed solid made of one or more minerals
minerals
rock
nonrenewable resource
erosion
Which word means:
A resource that CAN be replaced within a reasonable time
nonrenewable resource
extinct
renewable resource
fossil
Which word means:
A resource that, used once, CANNOT be replaced in a reasonable amount of time
conserve
nonrenewable resource
weathering
renewable resource
Which word means:
The process of MOVING weathered rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces
erosion
natural resource
weathering
conserve
Which word means:
The BREAKING DOWN of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces
weathering
natural resource
erosion
extinct
What is the HARDEST mineral?
Talc
Diamond
What is the softest mineral?
Talc
Diamond
How is an IGNEOUS ROCK formed?
Layers of sediment (sand, seashells, broken rocks) pressed together
Formed deep inside the earth; heat and pressure will CHANGE the rocks
Melted minerals below the earth cool and harden
How is a METAMORPHIC ROCK formed?
Layers of sediment (sand, seashells, broken rocks) pressed together
Formed deep inside the earth; heat and pressure will CHANGE the rocks
Melted minerals below the earth cool and harden
How is a SEDIMENTARY ROCK formed?
Layers of sediment (sand, seashells, broken rocks) pressed together
Formed deep inside the earth; heat and pressure will CHANGE the rocks
Melted minerals below the earth cool and harden
What are the three types of FOSSIL?
footprint
mold
cast
footprint
luster
hardness
cast
color
streak
mold
hardness
temperature
