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WorksheetsQuiz 2_Rocks,Minerals and Geologic Processes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What are minerals primarily described as?
Liquid compounds
Gaseous elements
Organic substances
Inorganic solids
Which of the following is NOT a property of minerals?
Color
Luster
Weight
Hardness
Noah is curious about the different fields of science. He wants to know what the study of minerals is called.
Geology
Minerology
Chemistry
Petrology
Which type of rock is formed by the cooling and crystallization of magma?
Organic rock
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Liam is conducting an experiment in his geology class. What is the process of identifying a mineral's streak called?
Cleavage Test
Fracture Analysis
Hardness Test
Streak Plate Method
During a geology class, Elijah asked, "Which of the following is an example of a chemical sedimentary rock?"
Limestone
Shale
Granite
Sandstone
What does Moh's Hardness Scale measure?
Magnetism of minerals
Resistance to scratching
Weight of minerals
Color of minerals
What type of metamorphic rock has aligned mineral crystals?
Sedimentary rock
Igneous rock
Foliated rock
Non-foliated rock
Lily is conducting an experiment to determine the 'heaviness' of different minerals. What is the term she should use to describe this property?
Volume
Weight
Specific Gravity
Mass
Which of the following is a characteristic of igneous rocks?
Formed by cooling of magma
Formed from sediments
Formed from organic materials
Formed by pressure and heat
What are exogenic processes responsible for?
Movement of tectonic plates
Degradation and sculpting the Earth's surface
Formation of new minerals
Creation of igneous rocks
What is mechanical weathering?
Breaking down rocks through chemical changes
Breaking rocks into smaller pieces physically
Movement of soil by wind
Formation of sedimentary rocks
Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?
Volcanoes
Wind
Water
Ice
What is mass wasting?
The downslope movement of rocks and soil under gravity
The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces
The formation of sedimentary layers
The movement of soil by water
What does sedimentation refer to?
The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces
The accumulation of materials at the bottom of bodies of water
The movement of soil by wind
The formation of metamorphic rocks
What is the main idea of the Continental Drift Theory?
All continents are moving away from each other
The Earth's surface is static
There was once a supercontinent called Pangaea
The Earth is flat
What is faulting?
The formation of sedimentary rocks
The process of magma rising to the surface
The fracturing and displacement of rock along a fault plane
The bending of rock layers
What is volcanism?
The process of breaking down rocks
The movement of soil by water
The rise of magma to the Earth's surface
The accumulation of sediments
What is metamorphism?
The movement of tectonic plates
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
The process of rock formation from magma
The transformation of rocks due to pressure and heat
Which planet is known for having rings?
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
