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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals by Dr. D.
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Minerals are always _________ and ____________.
naturally occurring, synthetically produced
liquid , organic
naturally occurring, inorganic
solid, synthetically produced
Notice how these rocks / minerals are broken randomly in jagged forms. This is known as...
luster
cleavage
fracture
messy
Notice how this mineral breaks in flat pieces, almost like it was cut intentionally. This is known as
luster
fracture
cleavage
fortunate
minerals are always...
solids
liquids
gasses
plasma
Silver and gold have a special kind of shiny surface we call
pearly luster
metallic luster
waxy luster
dull streak
Igneous Rocks form when ________________
Rocks of various kinds are exposed to heat and pressure
Rocks melt into magma
Magma or lava cools and crystalizes
Sediments are compressed and cemented
The process of cementation could create...
an intrusive igneous rock
a clastic sedimentary rock
a foliated metamorphic rock
an extrusive igneous rock
Foliation is banding (like strips) caused by heat and pressure. Therefore a foliated rock is most likely
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
a measure of how easy a mineral can be scratched or how well it scratches something else (like glass) is called
hardness
luster
streak
magnetism
the color of a mineral in its powdered for is called its
streak
luster
hardness
chemical composition
When rocks come in contact with (touch) molten material such as an igneous intrusion they can undergo
precipitation
hydrothermal sedimentation
contact metamorphism
regional metamorphism
Extrusive rocks cool more rapidly than intrusive rocks. This makes the extrusive rock more
coarsely grained
finely grained
magnetic
slippery
