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ROCKS AND MINERALS

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Formed by heat and pressure
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
2.

This rock is formed in layers.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

3.

You would most likely find this rock near a volcano.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

4.

What kind of rock is "Granite"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

5.

What kind of rock is "Marble"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

6.

What kind of rock is "Limestone"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

7.

What kind of rock is "Sandstone"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

8.

What kind of rock is "Basalt"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

9.

This rock is usually made up of pieces of rock called sediments that have been pressed and cemented together.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

10.
A __________ is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks. 
a)
Sedimentary rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Mineral
d)
Sediment
11.
Formed by cooling & solidification of lava
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
12.
Formed by cooling & solidification of magma
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
13.
Formed by weathering & erosion
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
14.
Formed by melting
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
15.
Has large crystals because of slow cooling
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
16.
This property can be tested using a nail, penny, or fingernail. (Example: soft)
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
luster
d)
streak
17.
This property shows how a mineral reflects light. (Example: metallic)
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
luster
d)
streak
18.
This property is the powder left after rubbing across a rough surface. 
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
luster
d)
streak
19.
This property is the easiest to identify. (Examples: grey, black, white, or red)
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
luster
d)
streak
20.
Rocks are natural, solid, nonliving material made of one or more minerals. 
a)
true
b)
false
21.
Minerals are the most common solid material on Earth. 
a)
true
b)
false
22.

We can classify rocks in 3 groups:

a)

Igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks

b)

Igneous rocks, big rocks and sedimentary rocks

c)

Volcano rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks

23.

Which rock is made of fragments of other rocks?

a)

Igneous

b)

Minerals

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

24.

It is formed when melted rock cools down

a)

Granite

b)

Sandstone

c)

Marble

d)

Slate

25.

Examples of sedimentary rocks...

a)

Marble, slate and clay

b)

Sandstone, shale and coal

c)

Basalt and granite

d)

Obsidian

26.

This rough textured sedimentary rock is

a)

sandstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

shale

d)

coal

27.

This blackish, organic sedimentary rock is

a)

sandstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

shale

d)

coal

28.

This sedimentary rock that contains some clasts that are quite large is

a)

sandstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

shale

d)

coal

29.
Sedimentary Rocks are often made up of other rocks and minerals.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Coal is formed from dead plants and other organisms?
a)
True
b)
False
31.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
32.

What Are The Three Main Types Of Rocks?

a)

Igneous, Depository, Metamorphic

b)

Depository, Igneous, Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Depository

d)

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

33.

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

a)

Heating and cooling

b)

Deposition

c)

Heating and pressure

d)

Materials gathering and pressing together

34.

How are igneous rocks formed?

a)

Sediment forming together

b)

Heating and pressure

c)

Cooling

d)

Deposition

35.

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

a)

Heating and pressure

b)

Sediment forming together

c)

Weathering

d)

Cooling

36.

Rocks can turn into any other rocks?

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Minerals and rocks are the same?

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What are rocks made of?

a)

Salt

b)

Minerals

c)

Other rocks

d)

Sand

39.

Minerals are made of __________

a)

rocks

b)

sand

c)

elements

d)

magma

40.

Minerals can contain many elements

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Complete:

The characteristics of minerals are called (a)  

42.

Some minerals, such as quartz, contain ___________

a)

one element

b)

many elements

c)

sediments

d)

heat and pressure

43.

What property is it?

"This means how easy it is to scratch a mineral"

a)

colour

b)

crystal form

c)

Hardness

d)

Lustre

44.

What property is it?

"This means how a mineral reflects the light"

a)

Hardness

b)

Colour

c)

Lustre

d)

Crystal form

45.

It is the hardest material.

(a)  

46.

Talc is the _____________ material

a)

softest

b)

hardest

c)

most metallic

d)

most beautiful

47.

Galena has a _______________ lustre

a)
metallic
b)

glassy

c)

silky

48.

Calcite has a metallic luster

a)

false

b)

true

49.

Pyrite

a)

metallic luster

b)

non metallic luster

c)

cubic cristals

d)

magnetic properties

50.

The Moh's scale is used to

a)

describe the colour of a mineral

b)

describe the lustre of a mineral

c)

describe the hardness of a mineral

d)

describe the elements of a mineral

51.

Rocks are made of (a)  

52.

Exfoliation:

a)

It’s the ability of some minerals to break in geometric shapes

b)

It's the stripe colour of a mineral

c)

It's a measure of a mineral’s resistance to being scratched

d)

None of the answers is correct

53.

A mineral is made up of

a)

One or more rocks

b)

One or more chemical elements

c)

Air and water

d)

None of the answers is correct

54.

We compare mineral hardness with...

a)

Kroos scale

b)

Mohs scale

c)

Kris scale

d)

Gutemberg scale

55.

A solid inorganic substance formed by natural processes that has a fixed chemical composition and a crystalline structure is a...

a)

Rock

b)

Stone

c)

Mineral

d)

Geode

56.

A mineral is

a)

a naturally occurring, solid, inorganic substance

b)

a naturally occurring, liquid, inorganic substance

c)

a naturally occurring, solid, organic substance

d)

none of them are correct

57.

The way a mineral reflects light from its surface

a)

hardness

b)

colour

c)

luster

d)

density

58.

Transparency is the degree to which light is transmitted through a mineral. Minerals can be opaque, translucent, or

(a)  

59.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
60.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
61.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
62.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
63.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
64.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
65.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
a)
density
b)
streak
c)
mineral
d)
non silicate mineral
66.
The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms
a)
crystal
b)
density
c)
element
d)
fracture 
67.

Minerals have a definite chemical composition.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

68.

A mineral's mass to volume ratio describe the property of...

a)

Streak

b)

Hardness

c)

Density

d)

Luster

69.
How do you test the streak of a mineral? 
a)
By rubbing some of the mineral onto a porcelain tile.
b)
Look for streaks on the mineral.
c)
Google it. 
d)
You don't. 
70.
The most obvious, but also least useful, property when identifying minerals.
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage
d)
Color
71.
Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?
a)
Streak
b)
Hardness
c)
Texture
d)
Specific Gravity
72.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
73.

____________ test(s) is/are necessary to determine the identity of a mineral.

a)

One

b)

At least two

c)

Many

d)

3,045,231,908

74.

Which of the following are characteristics of a mineral?

a)

naturally occurring

b)

definite chemical composition

c)

crystalline solid

d)

inorganic

75.

Which of the following tests involves using a blacklight to see if a mineral glows/shows another color?

a)

luster

b)

double refraction

c)

fluorescence

d)

acid testing

76.

"ABIOTIC PROCESS" means not made by living things.

a)
True
b)
False

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