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NS Unit 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Minerals are....

a)

inorganic

b)

organic

c)

solid

d)

natural

2.

A mineral with a characteristic blue colour

a)

Gypsum

b)

Feldspar

c)

Quartz

d)

Turquoise

3.

Select the non-silicate minerals

a)

Feldspar

b)

Fluorite

c)

Gypsum

d)

Quartz

4.

TYPES OF ROCKS: (a)   rocks are made of other types of rocks which have been changes because of great heat or pressure

5.

............................. rocks are formed from fragments of other rocks and parts

 of dead living things.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

6.

............................ mining is used to extract rocks or minerals found deep in the ground

a)

Sustainable

b)

Surface

c)

Underground

7.

........................ shake the ground when there is a release of internal energy

a)

Mountain ranges

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Earthquakes

8.

.............................. form when a river erodes softer rocks in its course

a)

Meanders

b)

Arches

c)

glaciers

d)

delta

9.

(a)   is the movement or eroded materials to another place by wind, water or ice

10.

Deposition is the accumulation of eroded materials after transportation for example:

a)

Sea caves

b)

A river delta

c)

Calima

d)

Sand dunes