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Quarterly 1 Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 4hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
2.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
3.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
4.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
5.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
6.

-the name of the scale used to determine a mineral's hardness.

a)

Miller's scale of hardness

b)

The Scale of Hardness

c)

Mohs scale of hardness

d)

Mineral Hardness Scale

7.

This property is NOT very useful in identifying a mineral:

a)

Color

b)

Luster

c)

Hardness

d)

Streak

8.
What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are made up of minerals.
b)
Minerals are made up of rocks.
c)
Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
d)
Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
9.

If you tested a mineral on a piece of glass then you are testing...

a)

streak

b)

crystal structure

c)

color

d)

hardness

10.

Which mineral has metallic luster?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

If you looked at a mineral and when it reflected light it looked like a metal, it would would be this property...

a)

color

b)

streak

c)

luster

d)

hardness

12.

You scratch a mineral with your fingernail, that means that the hardness of the mineral is...

a)

<2.5

b)

2.5

c)

>2.5

d)

2.0

13.

Metamorphic rock is the result of

a)

layers of rock being under great pressure

b)

molten rock cooling over time

c)

pieces of rock and sediment pushing together

d)

fossils forming over thousands of years

14.

True or False? All rocks contain one or more mineral.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When molten rock or lava cools, it becomes...

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

pop rocks

16.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
17.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
18.
Minerals are inorganic which means that
a)
they were once parts of living things.
b)
renewable
c)
they were never part of anything living.
d)
they are nonrenewable
19.

Which mineral is HARDER than quartz?

a)

Topaz, Corundum, and Diamond

b)

Feldspar. Apatite, and Talc

c)

Talc, Gypsum, Topaz

d)

Diamond, Calcite, Fluorite

20.
Using this scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?
a)
Talc 
b)
Gypsum 
c)
Apatite 
d)
Calcite 
21.
Can a penny scratch fluorite?
a)
Yes 
b)
No 
22.

The data table gives information on mineral hardness. Moh's scale would be most useful for

a)

identifying a mineral sample

b)

finding the mass of a mineral sample

c)

finding the density of a mineral sample

d)

counting the number of cleavage surfaces ofa mineral sample

23.

The physical properties of a mineral are largely caused by its

a)

volume

b)

melting point

c)

organic composition

d)

internal arrangement of atoms

24.

A student crushes a small sample of mineral to see the color of its powder. The student is to determine the mineral's

a)

density

b)

luster

c)

chemical composition

d)

streak

25.

Base your answer on your knowledge of Earth science, the Reference Tables and the table of minerals which shows the properties of nine minerals. Which mineral has a different color in its powdered form than its mineral form ?

a)

pyrite

b)

graphite

c)

kaolinite

d)

magnetite

26.

Base your answer on your knowledge of Earth science, the Reference Tables and the table of minerals which shows the properties of nine minerals. Which mineral contains iron, has a metallic luster, is hard and has the same color and streak?

a)

biotite mica

b)

galena

c)

kaolinite

d)

magnetite

27.

Base your answer on your knowledge of Earth science, the Reference Tables and the table of minerals which shows the properties of nine minerals. What do the minerals quartz, olivine, and biotite mica have in common with diamond?

a)

hardness

b)

luster

c)

color

d)

composition

28.

The relative hardness of a mineral can best be tested by

a)

scratching the mineral across a glass plate

b)

squeezing the mineral with calibrated pliers

c)

determining the density of the mineral

d)

breaking the mineral with a hammer

29.

What causes the characteristic crystal shape and cleavage of the mineral halite as shown in the diagram?

a)

metamorphism of the halite

b)

the internal arrangement of the atoms in halite

c)

the amount of erosion the halite has undergone

d)

the shape of other minerals located where the halite formed

30.

Why do diamond and graphite have different physical properties, even though they are both composed entirely of the element carbon?

a)

Only diamond contains radioactive carbon.

b)

Only graphite consists of organic material.

c)

The minerals have different arrangements of carbon atoms.

d)

The minerals have undergone different amounts of weathering.

31.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
32.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
33.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
34.

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

Rock Cycle

35.

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

36.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

a)

weather and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

melting, cooling, and hardening

37.

What can cause rocks to change?

a)

The Earth's orbit around the sun

b)

Environmental conditions

c)

The minerals falling apart

d)

Internal conditions

38.

Rocks with biological matter and fossils describe

a)

Metaphoric rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

39.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
40.

Producers are ...

a)

plants

b)

able to do photosynthesis

c)

also called autotrophs

d)

all of these are true

41.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

42.
What organism consumes both rabbits and birds?
a)
The Hawk
b)
The Wolf
c)
The Plant
d)
The Mushroom
43.
What is a producer?
a)
Organism that makes its own energy
b)
Organism that breaks down dead organisms
c)
Organism that eats other organisms for food & energy
44.
What is a consumer?
a)
Organism that makes its own energy
b)
Organism that breaks down dead organisms
c)
Organism that eats other organisms for food & energy
45.

Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer?

a)

grass

b)

rabbit

c)

fox

d)

snake

46.

What would happen to the rabbit population if the fox population moved out of the area represented by the food web?

a)

The rabbit population would increase

b)

The rabbit population would decrease

c)

The rabbit population would neither increase nor decrease

47.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose all that apply: The hawk gets energy from...

a)

mouse

b)

rabbit

c)

wildflowers

d)

snake

48.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
49.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
50.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
51.
Consumer that eats plants
a)
heterotroph
b)
herbivore
c)
producer
d)
community
52.
organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer
a)
herbivore
b)
decomposer
c)
heterotroph
d)
species
53.

How many autotrophs are in this food web?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

54.
Organisms that feed on both living producers and other consumers.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Detritivores
55.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
56.
An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:
a)
Predator
b)
Autotroph
c)
Producer
d)
Decomposer
57.
What is an autotroph?
a)
an organism that can make their own food. 
b)
an organism that cannot make their own food
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
58.
Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Autotroph
d)
Heterotroph 
59.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them. 
b)
They may eat more than one other organism. 
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 
d)
They have no resources available to them.
60.

Animal that gets its energy and nutrition from eating plants.

a)

Parasite

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Ominvore

61.

Animal that gets its energy and nutrition from eating meat.

a)

Detritivore

b)

Ominvore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Herbivore

62.

A (a)   is an organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms.

63.

The bacteria have a very important role in the food web. What do they classify as?

a)

decomposers

b)

omnivores

c)

apex predators

d)

primary producers

64.

What kind of consumer is the turtle?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

detritovore

65.

A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an ________.

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

66.

An example of a population is

a)

all trees in a forest

b)

all maple trees in a forest

c)

all plants in a forest

d)

all animals in a forest

67.
a)
Population
b)
Community
68.
a)
Population
b)
Community
69.
a)
Population
b)
Community
70.
a)
Population
b)
Community
71.
The different populations that interact with each other in the same area form?
a)
population
b)
community
c)
niche
72.

Kittens

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

73.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
74.

What is ecological succession?

a)

A rapid change in non-living environments

b)

A gradual change in living communities following a disturbance

c)

The process by which new species evolve from old species

d)

A method of conserving endangered species

75.
What is ecological succession?
a)
A slow change in an environment
b)
A change that takes days in an environment
c)
No change
d)
Abiotic change
76.

The gradual change that comes to an ecosystem as it matures.

a)

Biomass

b)

Abiotic Succession

c)

Ecological Succession

d)

Pioneer Species

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