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Unit 3: Minerals & Rocks Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rocks that are "born from fire" because they are formed from lava or magma.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

2.

Rocks that are made when an existing rock is put under a lot of heat and pressure.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

3.

Rocks that are made of smaller rock pieces that have been cemented together.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

4.

Igneous rocks that cool quickly are...

a)

Fine-grained crystals.

b)

Coarse-grained crystals.

5.

Minerals can be man made.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The sediments in this rock are...

a)

sorted.

b)

unsorted.

c)

foliated.

d)

unfoliated.

7.

This metamorphic rock is...

a)

foliated.

b)

unfoliated.

8.

This metamorphic rock is...

a)

foliated.

b)

unfoliated.

9.

Intrusive Igneous rocks are formed from lava.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Obsidian is slowly broken down over time by the ocean waves. The broken pieces fall to the ocean floor and are cemented together. What type of rock is it now?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

11.

The way in which a mineral reflects light

a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

hardness

12.

The manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces

a)

streak

b)

cleavage

c)

fracture

13.

A measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching

a)

hardness

b)

luster

c)

streak

14.

The color of the powder of a mineral

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

luster

15.

When we tested minerals in class, we used a nail, a penny, and our fingernail to test the ___________________ of the mineral

a)

streak

b)

hardness

16.

The scale that measures the hardness of a mineral

a)

Linear scale

b)

bathroom scale

c)

Moh's scale

17.

SELECT THE 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A MINERAL

a)

solid, naturally occurring, inorganic, chemical formula, crystal structure

b)

chemical composition, organic, living, crystal structure

c)

inorganic, plastic, shiny, non-metallic, chemical formula

d)

organic, non-living, metallic, rocky, liquid

18.

What is a crystalline structure?

a)

a liquid

b)

a definite structure in which atoms are arranged

c)

chemical formula

d)

magma

19.

Which test is the LEAST reliable for mineral identification?

a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

color

20.

Which of the following are characteristics of a mineral?

a)

natural

b)

crystalline structure

c)

solid

d)

all of the above

21.

Which of the following is a carbonate mineral?

a)

Gypsum, CaSO4

b)

Hematite, Fe2O3

c)

Graphite, C

d)

Calcite, CaCO3

22.

Minerals are all made up of various:

a)

elements

b)

liquids

c)

organic materials

d)

metals

23.

Hardness, streak and cleavage are all examples of:

a)

minerals

b)

properties

c)

characteristics

d)

feldspar

24.

Where is lava located?

a)

above ground

b)

below ground

c)

in the core

d)

in the mantle

25.

Where is magma located?

a)

above ground

b)

below ground

c)

in the stratosphere

d)

in the thermosphere

26.

Where is lava located?

a)

above ground

b)

below ground

c)

in the core

d)

in the mantle

27.

Where is magma located?

a)

above ground

b)

below ground

c)

in the stratosphere

d)

in the thermosphere

28.

Pegmatite is a coarse-grained, intrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

29.

Rhyolite is a fine-grained, extrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?

a)

rapidly cooling lava

b)

slowly cooling magma

30.
Sedimentary rock type made from bits of minerals and other Earth material that were weathered and moved is _?_ sedimentary rock.
a)
clastic
b)
chemical
c)
organic