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6th_Topic 7 Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
2.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
3.

Which factor determines the crystal shape of a mineral?

a)

arrangement of atoms

b)

presence of impurities

c)

reflection of light

4.
When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture
5.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
6.

What happens to density and pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

a)

Density and Pressure Decreases

b)

Density and Pressure Increases

c)

Nothing

7.

The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles in a solid is known as

a)

crystal structure

b)

streak

c)

fracture

d)

luster

8.
Which of Earth's layers is made of SOLID iron and nickel?
a)
crust 
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
9.
What creates the Earth's Magnetic Field?
a)
The spinning of the mantle around the crust
b)
The spinning of the outer core around the inner core
c)
The spinning of the inner core around the outer core
d)
The spinning of the oceanic crust around the mantle
10.

Rock particles carried and deposited by water, wind & ice.

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

sediment

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

igneous rock

11.

The process for sedimentary rocks DO NOT include:

a)

Cementation

b)

Cooling

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

12.
Means that a mineral cannot come from something that was once living.
a)
Inorganic
b)
Organic
c)
Naturally Occurring
d)
Not Living
13.
Which of these substances is a mineral?
a)
sandstone
b)
granite
c)
quartz
d)
coal
14.
How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?
a)
Particles are changed into liquids.
b)
Particles are compressed into layers.
c)
Particles are melted together by magma.
d)
Particles are heated by the Sun.
15.

Which processes must occur in order for an igneous rock to change into a metamorphic rock?

a)

heating and pressure

b)

compaction and cementation

c)

melting and cooling

d)

uplift and erosion

16.
Which process forms the mineral halite?
a)
the slow crystallization of magma deep in the crust
b)
the cementing together of sediment particles
c)
the hardening of lava in seawater
d)
the evaporation of seawater
17.

Which processes change magma into igneous rock?

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compaction and cementation

d)

cooling and crystallization

18.

particles of minerals or the pieces of crystals

a)

Texture

b)

Grains

c)

Luster

d)

Streak

19.

igneous rocks that formed in the Earth's interior

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusitive

c)

deposition

d)

chemical

20.

The following contains the properties of four different samples:

Sample W is hard and composed of two materials

Sample X is soft and composed of one material

Sample Y is hard and composed of one material

Sample Z is hard and composed of three materials


Which of the following is true of the objects?

a)

Samples X and Z are minerals, and

samples W and Y are rocks

b)

Samples X and Y are minerals, and

samples W and Z are rocks.

c)

Samples W and Z are minerals, and

samples X and Y are rocks.

d)

Samples W and Y are minerals, and

samples X and Z are rocks.

21.

Listed below are six minerals along with their hardness as determined by the Mohs hardness scale:


Alabaster 2.0

Boracite 7.5

Creedite 4.0

Ekanite 5.5

Moissanite 9.3

Spectrolite 6.0


Using the list, which minerals will scratch Ekanite?

a)

Boracite, Spectrolite, and Moissanite

b)

Alabaster and Creedite

c)

Boracite and Moissanite

d)

Alabaster, Moissante, and Creedite

22.

A pocket of melted rock, or magma, has

formed deep below the surface of Earth. After the pocket of magma slowly cools,

what does the magma become?

a)

intrusive igneous rock

b)

extrusive igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

23.

Limestone is a type of rock that can form in two

ways. It can either form from the accumulation of

shell and skeletal debris of ocean organisms, or it

can form when calcium compounds precipitate

out of ocean water and become cemented

together. Under which classification does

limestone belong?

a)

igneous rock

b)

silica rock

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

sedimentary rock

24.

This picture shows a granite rock that was

sculpted into a statue. Granite is often used for

decoration and sculpting because the large

crystal formations are very beautiful. The large

crystals are formed when magma cools slowly.

a)

marble

b)

sedimentary

c)

igneous

d)

metamorphic

25.
What heats material in the mantle causing the convection cycle?
a)
Solar Radiation
b)
The Earths Core
c)
Fire
d)
Hard Work