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Unit Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The observed number and angle of crystal faces.

a)

Cleavage and fracture

b)

Crystal structure

c)

Streak

d)

Luster

2.

What mineral is used for pencils?

a)

Galena

b)

Quartz

c)

Graphite

d)

Magnetite

3.

This mineral can be crushed into a white powder that is widely known as baby powder. This powder has the ability to absorb moisture, oils, and odor. What is the name of the mineral?

a)

Zinc

b)

Fluorite

c)

Talc

d)

Gypsum

4.

A rock that forms when heat or pressure changes an existing rock is classified as a(n) _____.

a)

igneous rock.

b)

sedimentary rock.

c)

metamorphic rock.

d)

all of these.

5.

If you found basalt rock, you could infer that...

a)

there may have been magma nearby in the past.

b)

seashells built up in the area long ago.

c)

it was once shale, but changed over time.

d)

there may be fossils in it.

6.

How do coarse-grained intrusive igneous rocks form?

a)

From large rock particles cemented together

b)

From slow cooling magma

c)

From rapidly cooling lava

d)

From sedimentary rocks changed under pressure

7.

What are the types of sedimentary rock?

a)

Chemical; Clastic; Inorganic

b)

Clastic; Igneous; Sedimentary

c)

Organic; Clastic; Chemical

d)

Igneous; Sedimentary; Metamorphic

8.

Chemical rocks are ...

a)

made when water evaporates and minerals crystallize.

b)

made from heat.

c)

made from dead animals/plants.

d)

made from pieces of other rocks.

9.

What is an example of an organic rock?

a)

Shale

b)

Breccia

c)

Coal

d)

Rock salt

10.

By which of the given processes is coal formed?

a)

Carbonization

b)

Distillation

c)

Vaporization

d)

Evaporation

11.

Which type of coal has the most energy?

a)

Anthracite

b)

Bitumineus

c)

Peat

d)

Lignite

12.

Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Coal

c)

Petroleum

d)

Biomass

13.

Coal, petroleum, natural gas, and uranium are all examples of _____.

a)

renewable resources.

b)

nonrenewable resources.

c)

land resources.

d)

mineral resources.

14.

What is the other name for natural gas?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Propane

c)

Lignite

d)

Propanol

15.

Petroleum and natural gas are extracted by _____.

a)

mining.

b)

drilling.

c)

shaft mining.

d)

quarrying.

16.

What is the term that describes a specific location’s height above sea level?

a)

Contour

b)

Relief

c)

Topography

d)

Elevation

17.

It is a line connecting points of equal elevation on a map.

a)

Contour line

b)

Relief

c)

Elevation

d)

Geologic unit

18.

What type of map would be useful to find an area where a geologist would be able to drill to find oil?

a)

Geological map

b)

Topographical map

c)

Ecological map

d)

Pyramidal map

19.

Which of the following statements about minerals is FALSE?

a)

Minerals have a crystalline structure.

b)

Humans can create minerals to suit specific needs.

c)

Minerals are inorganic materials.

d)

Minerals cannot be liquids or gases.

20.

In tracking flowing water, how does water always flow?

a)

Uphill

b)

Downhill

c)

Both

d)

None of these

21.

What is recognized by younger rocks coming to outcrop in direction of dip?

a)

Initiation

b)

Elongation

c)

Termination

d)

Succession

22.

Bonding occurs when atoms and ions share electrons.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Oil and gas is contained in a reservoir. 

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Plastics are organic monomers.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The most obvious use for petroleum is as fuel.

a)

True

b)

False