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Unit 4: Rocks, Minerals, and Weathering

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical reaction that alters the mineral composition of rocks?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Acid rain

d)

Wind erosion

2.

What is physical weathering?

a)

The chemical breakdown of rocks

b)

The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition

c)

The process of rocks melting

d)

The biological breakdown of rocks.

3.

What is Hydrolysis in chemical weathering?

a)

Reaction with oxygen

b)

Reaction with water

c)

Reaction with carbon dioxide

d)

Reaction with nitrogen

4.

Oxidation in chemical weathering often affects ______-bearing minerals.

a)

copper

b)

iron

c)

gold

d)

silver

5.

Which type of chemical weathering involves the formation of rust?

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Oxidation

c)

Carbonation

d)

Sublimation

6.

What is the result of Carbonation in chemical weathering?

a)

Formation of rust

b)

Formation of carbonic acid

c)

Formation of sulfuric acid

d)

Formation of nitric acid

7.

Oxidation affects minerals that contain which element?

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Zinc

d)

Lead

8.

Carbonation in chemical weathering involves a reaction with carbon dioxide to form ______.

a)

sulfuric acid

b)

nitric acid

c)

carbonic acid

d)

hydrochloric acid

9.

What is Frost Wedging?

a)

A) Water freezes in rock cracks, expanding and causing fragmentation.

b)

B) Rocks and sediments grind against each other, wearing down surfaces.

c)

C) Temperature changes cause rocks to expand and contract, leading to cracks.

10.

Which factor affecting weathering involves the movement of water?

a)

Wind Velocity

b)

Water Velocity

c)

Temperature

d)

Ice

11.

Glacial Movement involves glaciers grinding down surfaces through intense ______ and friction.

a)

heat

b)

pressure

c)

light

d)

sound

12.

Carbon dioxide in rainwater dissolves limestone

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Mechanical weathering

13.

The iron in the stones of the Grand Canyon turn the color of red

a)

Mechanical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

14.

A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

15.

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Compaction

d)

Weathering

16.

These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:

a)

ice wedging

b)

abrasion

c)

acid rain

d)

mechanical weathering

17.

Which type of rock is formed when magma or lava cools and solidifies?

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Granite

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Sedimentary rock

18.

Which type of rocks are created when other rocks are changed through heat and/or pressure?

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Metamorphic rocks

c)

Sedimentary rocks

d)

Volcanic rocks

19.

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

a)

Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation and lithification of sediment.

b)

Sedimentary rocks are formed through the process of metamorphism.

c)

Sedimentary rocks are formed by the cooling of magma.

d)

Sedimentary rocks are formed from volcanic activity.

20.

Which of the following minerals is a silicate?

a)

Calcite (CaCO3)

b)

Gypsum (CaSO4)

c)

Halite (NaCl)

d)

Quartz (SiO2)

21.

What type of rock is pictured?

a)

Extrusive Igneous Rock

b)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

c)

Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rock

d)

Sedimentary Rock

22.

the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the Earth has undergone or is undergoing

(a)  

23.

Rocks consist of one or more (a)   .

24.

Which type of sedimentary rock is composed of compacted broken rocks?

a)

Clastic

b)

Organic

c)

non-clastic

d)

chemical

25.

Rocks form the Earth's ______________________.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

atmosphere

26.

Which of the following are types of igneous rocks? Check ALL that apply.

a)

plutonic

b)

intrusive

c)

extrusive

d)

foliated

e)

volcanic

27.

Which of the following are types of metamorphic rocks? Check ALL that apply.

a)

foliated

b)

plutonic

c)

non-foliated

d)

clastic

e)

non-clastic

28.

Which of the following are types of sedimentary rocks? Check ALL that apply.

a)

clastic

b)

non-clastic

c)

volcanic

d)

chemical

e)

organic

29.

Match the following.

a)

formed from slow magma cooling

1.

plutonic igneous rocks

b)

formed from rapid lava cooling

2.

volcanic igneous rocks

c)

formed from compacted broken rocks

3.

clastic sedimentary rocks

d)

formed when rocks undergo transformation due to pressure

4.

foliated metamorphic rocks

e)

formed when rocks undergo transformation due to heat

5.

non-foliated metamorphic rocks

30.

Which of the following is a halide?

a)

Silver (Ag)

b)

Acanthite (Ag2S)

c)

Quartz (SiO₂)

d)

Bromyrite (AgBr)

31.

Which of the following is a native element?

a)

Galena (PbS)

b)

Bismuth (Bi)

c)

Hematite (Fe2O3)

d)

Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

32.

Which of the following is a carbonate?

a)

Witherite (BaCO3)

b)

Celestine (SrSO4)

c)

Brucite (Mg(OH)2)

d)

Cassiterite (SnO2)

33.

Which of the following is a hydroxide?

a)

Witherite (BaCO3)

b)

Celestine (SrSO4)

c)

Brucite (Mg(OH)2)

d)

Cassiterite (SnO2)

34.

If the mineral's chemical formula is BaSO4 which mineral group is the mineral in?

a)

silicates

b)

carbonates

c)

halides

d)

sulfates

35.

If the mineral's chemical formula is CaCO3, what group is the mineral in?

a)

silicates

b)

carbonates

c)

sulfates

d)

oxides

36.

If the mineral's chemical formula is Al2O3 , what mineral group is the mineral in?

a)

oxides

b)

halides

c)

carbonates

d)

silicates

37.

If the mineral's chemical formula is CaF2, what mineral group is the mineral in?

a)

halides

b)

oxides

c)

sulfates

d)

carbonates

38.

If the mineral's chemical formula is (Fe, Mg)2SiO4 what mineral group is it in?

a)

silicates

b)

oxides

c)

carbonates

d)

sulfates

39.

Which of the following is a sulfate?

a)

Iodargyrite (AgI)

b)

Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)

c)

Aragonite (CaCO3)

d)

Thenardite (Na2SO4)

40.

Which of the following is a native element?

a)

Goethite (FeO(OH))

b)

Bromyrite (AgBr)

c)

  • Selenium (Se)

d)

Molybdenite (MoS2)

41.

Which of the following is a halide?

a)

Goethite (FeO(OH))

b)

Bromyrite (AgBr)

c)

  • Selenium (Se)

d)

Molybdenite (MoS2)

42.

Which of the following is a sulfide?

a)

Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

b)

Smithsonite (ZnCO3)

c)

Barite (BaSO4)

d)

Galena (PbS)

43.

Which of the following is a hydroxide?

a)

Zircon (ZrSiO4)

b)

Brucite (Mg(OH)2)

c)

Thenardite (Na2SO4)

d)

Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)

44.

Which of the following is a silicate?

a)

Zircon (ZrSiO4)

b)

Brucite (Mg(OH)2)

c)

Thenardite (Na2SO4)

d)

Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)

45.

Which of the following is a carbonate?

a)

Bauxite (Al(OH)3)

b)

Siderite (FeCO3)

c)

Celestine (SrSO4)

d)

Quartz (SiO₂)

46.

Which of the following is a silicate?

a)

Bauxite (Al(OH)3)

b)

Siderite (FeCO3)

c)

Celestine (SrSO4)

d)

Quartz (SiO₂)

47.

Which of the following is a sulfate?

a)

Stibnite (Sb2S3)

b)

Rutile (TiO₂)

c)

Goethite (FeO(OH))

d)

Celestine (SrSO4)

48.

Which of the following is an oxide?

a)

Diamond (C)

b)

Acanthite (Ag2S)

c)

Sphalerite (ZnS)

d)

Cassiterite (SnO₂)

49.

Which type of rock is formed from the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles?

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Volcanic rock

50.

Which of the following is an oxide mineral?

a)

Hematite (Fe2O3)

b)

Galena (PbS)

c)

Calcite (CaCO3)

d)

Gypsum (CaSO4)

51.

What process involves the breakdown of rocks through physical forces without changing their chemical composition?

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Biological weathering

d)

Thermal weathering

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