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Rocks and Minerals by Dr. D.

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Minerals are always _________ and ____________.

a)

naturally occurring, synthetically produced

b)

liquid , organic

c)

naturally occurring, inorganic

d)

solid, synthetically produced

2.

Notice how these rocks / minerals are broken randomly in jagged forms. This is known as...

a)

luster

b)

cleavage

c)

fracture

d)

messy

3.

Notice how this mineral breaks in flat pieces, almost like it was cut intentionally. This is known as

a)

luster

b)

fracture

c)

cleavage

d)

fortunate

4.

minerals are always...

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

d)

plasma

5.

Silver and gold have a special kind of shiny surface we call

a)

pearly luster

b)

metallic luster

c)

waxy luster

d)

dull streak

6.

Igneous Rocks form when ________________

a)

Rocks of various kinds are exposed to heat and pressure

b)

Rocks melt into magma

c)

Magma or lava cools and crystalizes

d)

Sediments are compressed and cemented

7.

The process of cementation could create...

a)

an intrusive igneous rock

b)

a clastic sedimentary rock

c)

a foliated metamorphic rock

d)

an extrusive igneous rock

8.

Foliation is banding (like strips) caused by heat and pressure. Therefore a foliated rock is most likely

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

9.

a measure of how easy a mineral can be scratched or how well it scratches something else (like glass) is called

a)

hardness

b)

luster

c)

streak

d)

magnetism

10.

the color of a mineral in its powdered for is called its

a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

hardness

d)

chemical composition

11.

When rocks come in contact with (touch) molten material such as an igneous intrusion they can undergo

a)

precipitation

b)

hydrothermal sedimentation

c)

contact metamorphism

d)

regional metamorphism

12.

Extrusive rocks cool more rapidly than intrusive rocks. This makes the extrusive rock more

a)

coarsely grained

b)

finely grained

c)

magnetic

d)

slippery