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Rocks and Minerals Vocab List

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
a)
inner core
b)
basalt
c)
mantle
d)
limestone
2.
The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
basalt
d)
deposition
3.
Earth's outermost layer.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
4.
A substance in which the particles are arranged in an orderly, geometric, repeating pattern
a)
crystal
b)
marble
c)
deposition
d)
weathering
5.
Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
a)
deposition
b)
crystal
c)
minerals
d)
weathering
6.
A usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
a)
inner core
b)
marble
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
granite
7.
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
crust
c)
igneous rock
d)
metamorphic rock
8.
A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
granite
9.
The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
limestone
d)
deposition
10.
The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
slate
d)
basalt
11.
Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
a)
rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
marble
12.
Nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
minerals
d)
metamorphism
13.
A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
marble
d)
deposition
14.
A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
a)
outer core
b)
rock cycle
c)
rock
d)
weathering
15.
A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
a)
rock cycle
b)
rock
c)
shale
d)
slate
16.
Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
a)
outer core
b)
sediment
c)
mantle
d)
crystal
17.
A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
outer core
c)
rock cycle
d)
weathering
18.
The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
shale
c)
sandstone
d)
rock cycle
19.

The process in which dissolved minerals

crystallize and glue particles of sediment

together

a)

deflation

b)

deposition

c)

cementation

d)

delta

20.

the process that presses sediments together

a)

compaction

b)

cementation

c)

mechanical weathering

d)

sediment

21.

A glacier that covers much of a continent

or large island

a)

weathering

b)

delta

c)

compaction

d)

continental glacier

22.

the process by which wind removes surface materials

a)

crystal

b)

deflation

c)

delta

d)

compaction

23.

the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress

a)

humus

b)

delta

c)

compaction

d)

deformation

24.

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake

a)

delta

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

uplift

25.

Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

delta

d)

humus

26.

material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

sediment

c)

humus

d)

erosion

27.

waves of energy that travel through the Earth caused by earthquakes

a)

tributary

b)

seismic waves

c)

sediment

d)

delta

28.

A stream or river that flows into a larger river

a)

delta

b)

tributary

c)

erosion

d)

sedimentation

29.

The process that moves large bodies of Earth materials to higher elevations

a)

outer core

b)

sedimentation

c)

humus

d)

uplift

30.

the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment.

a)

sedimentation

b)

uplift

c)

erosion

d)

inner core

31.

A principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes

a)

humus

b)

uniformitarianism

c)

erosion

d)

sedimentation

32.

A long, narrow glacier that forms when snow and ice build up in a mountain valley

a)

crystallization

b)

mantle

c)

uniformitarianism

d)

valley glacier

33.

a separation technique that results in the formation of pure solid particles of a substance from a solution containing the dissolved substance

a)

tributary

b)

uplift

c)

crystallization

d)

humus

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