WorksheetsRocks and Minerals Final
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is not a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
Crystal Structure
b)
Made by organic processes
c)
Has a definite chemical composition
d)
Is a solid
2.
What is the way a minerals surface reflects light?
a)
Streak
b)
Hardness
c)
Luster
d)
Density
3.
When something is formed from living things, we say it is:
a)
Cleavage
b)
Crystal
c)
Organic
d)
Inorganic
4.
The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces:
a)
Cleavage
b)
Crystal
c)
Organic
d)
Inorganic
5.
What test shows the color of a minerals powder?
a)
Hardness Test
b)
Streak Test
c)
Organic Test
d)
Science Test
6.
What type of rock forms from molten material?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Organic
d)
Sedimentary
7.
What type of rock forms from intense heat and pressure?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Organic
d)
Sedimentary
8.
What type of rock forms from tiny pieces of other rock that have broken away due to weathering and erosion?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Organic
d)
Sedimentary
9.
What type of rock forms from lava that has erupted onto the surface?
a)
Instrusive Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Organic Rock
d)
Extrusive Rock
10.
What is the proper sequence for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a)
Cementation-Compaction-Deposition-Weathering and Erosion
b)
Compaction-Cementation-Weathering and Erosion-Deposition
c)
Weathering and Erosion-Deposition-Compaction-Cementation
d)
Weathering and Erosion-Compaction-Depostion-Cementation
11.
What do foliated rocks look like?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
12.
The series of processes that slowly change Earth's rocks is called:
a)
The Water Cycle
b)
The Magic Cycle
c)
The Soil Cycle
d)
The Rock Cycle
13.
What can turn igneous rocks into sediment?
a)
Heat and Pressure
b)
Melting
c)
Magma
d)
Weathering and Erosion
14.
How do rocks form large crystals?
a)
Magma cools slowly
b)
Magma cools quickly
c)
Heat and pressure beneath the earth's surface
d)
Weathering and Erosion
15.
Which mineral is the hardest?
a)
Quartz
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Feldspar
16.
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Oil
b)
Wood
c)
Coal
d)
Natural Gas
17.
What do coal and diamonds have in common?
a)
They are made from carbon
b)
They are made from plastic
c)
They are made from water
d)
They are made from magma
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