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Minerals and Their Properties

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

a)

Naturally occurring

b)

Solid

c)

Organic

d)

Structure

2.

Color is one property used to identify minerals.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A professional rock expert is called what?

a)

Geologist

b)

Igneologist

c)

Petrologist

d)

Stone doctor

4.

Which is NOT one of the three top varieties of rocks?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Paleomorphic

5.

Minerals are made of one or more _____, which are natural and simple substances.

a)

Crystals

b)

Geodes

c)

Substances

d)

Rocks

6.

Minerals have properties that geologists study. What is the property that measures how well a mineral reflects light?

a)

Color

b)

Brightness

c)

Hardness

d)

Streak

7.

On Moh's hardness scale, which of the following minerals is the hardest?

a)

Talc

b)

Apatite

c)

Gypsum

d)

Diamond

8.

A mineral CANNOT be

a)

Solid

b)

Formed from once-living material

c)

Naturally occurring

d)

Light in color

9.

The Mohs scale measures

a)

Density of a mineral

b)

Mineral's hardness

c)

The luster of a mineral

d)

A mineral's type of crystalline structure

10.

Diamond is

a)

The hardest mineral on the Mohs scale

b)

A nonmetallic element

c)

The only mineral with luster

d)

An iosotope of silicone

11.

Inorganic means made from:

a)

Living things

b)

Hydrogen oxides

c)

Metallic ions

d)

Non-living things

12.

On the Moh's Hardness scale, which is the softest and hardest mineral?

a)

Talc

b)

Mica

c)

Quartz

d)

Diamond

13.

Where are most minerals found?

a)

In the Inner core

b)

In outer space

c)

In the Earth's crust

14.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?

a)

Brightness

b)

Formed by inorganic processes

c)

Structure

d)

Either liquid or solid

15.

What defines something as a mineral?

a)

Naturally occurring (not man-made)

b)

Inorganic (never from plant/animal material)

c)

Structure

d)

Usually solid (not liquid or gas)

e)

All answers are correct

16.

What scale is used to measure the hardness of a mineral?

a)

Mohs scale

b)

Lewis scale

c)

Baynham scale

d)

Hall scale

17.

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

a)

They are liquids

b)

They are formed in nature

c)

They are inorganic

d)

They have crystalline structure

18.

What does inorganic mean?

a)

Something that is living

b)

Something that is dead, but was once living

c)

Something that was never living

19.

What mineral is used for pencils?

a)

Graphite

b)

Galena

c)

Magnetite

d)

Quartz

20.

What mineral is salt?

a)

quartz

b)

sulfur

c)

halite

d)

calcite

21.

A naturally occurring, inorganic, solid and color is referring to

a)

density

b)

streak

c)

mineral

d)

non silicate mineral

22.

Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?

a)

talc

b)

sulfer

c)

mica

d)

pyrite

23.

The mineral iron is primarily used to make

a)

jewelry

b)

tools

c)

cement

d)

glass

24.

Minerals are used to produce all of the following materials except:

a)

sugars

b)

dyes

c)

technology

d)

jewelry

25.

Minerals are used in the creation of _____.

a)

jewelry and toothpaste

b)

hygiene items like various components of televisions, cars, computers...

c)

household items like porcelain toilets or dishes

d)

all answers are correct

26.

Minerals made by a natural process are considered organic

a)

False

b)

True

27.

Which mineral is especially important in bone health?

a)

Selenium

b)

Calcium

c)

Magnesium

28.

Calcium is found in which three classes of food?

a)

Yellow vegetables, red fruit and milk and milk products.

b)

Pork, dried beans and milk and milk products.

c)

Milk and milk products, green vegetables and a few fish and shellfish

29.

Used to make fluoride toothpaste, pottery and hydrofluroic acid

a)

fluoride

b)

mica

c)

galena

d)

coal

e)

sulfur

30.

Mineral used for making glass, electrical components and optical lenses

a)

pyrite

b)

quartz

c)

sulfur

d)

obsidian

31.

Used to make electrical wires, brass, bronze, coins, plumbing and jewelry

a)

copper

b)

coal

c)

zinc

d)

gold

e)

silica

32.

Used to make fertilizer, paper, film, matches, tires and medicines

a)

sulfur

b)

limestone

c)

hematite

d)

phosphate

e)

halite

33.

Used in photography, jewelry, mirrors

a)

silver

b)

talc

c)

diamond

d)

beryllium

34.

Most abundant element used to make containers and deodorants

a)

aluminum

b)

phosphate

c)

talc

d)

sulfur

35.

May be ground up to add 'sparkle' to paints and cosmetics

a)

Mica

b)

Gold

c)

Silver

d)

Zinc

36.

There are three main types of rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Igneous rocks form when magma or lava cools. An example of this type of rocks is...

a)

Marble

b)

Granite

c)

Limestone

d)

Slate

38.

Sedimentary rocks are formed...

a)

Quite fast

b)

Over millions of years

39.

Sedimentary rocks are made of sediments that could be minerals, pieces of plants and other organic matter.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Metamorphic rocks are formed by...

a)

Extreme heat and pressure

b)

Sediments

c)

Coolen lava

41.

Choose a metamorphic rock:

a)

Granite

b)

Limestone

c)

Claystone

d)

Marble

42.

Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

43.

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Compaction and cementation

c)

Melting and cooling

44.

A metamorphic rock can become ......

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

All of these

45.

Rock altered, changed, by pressure and heat

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous

d)

Erosion

46.

........... rock forms from magma/lava cooling and hardening.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

47.

This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

48.

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

49.

This rock started as magma. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

50.

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

51.

This rock was molten lava that cooled quickly as it came out of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

52.

After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

53.

What is the name for the continuous changing of rocks from one type to another?

a)

rock cycle

b)

metamorphic

c)

weathering

d)

erosion

54.

Which of the following is NOT a rock type?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Stone Rock

55.

Molten rock below the Earth's surface.

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Rock

d)

Erosion

56.

A natural mixture of minerals.

a)

Erosion

b)

Magma

c)

Alloys

d)

Rock

57.

Through the process of _____, metamorphic rock can become magma.

a)

heat/pressure

b)

weathering/erosion

c)

melting

58.

An igneous rock is formed by...

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Weathering and erosion

d)

Lava that cools and hardens

59.

A sedimentary rock is formed by...

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Lava that cools

c)

Weathering, erosion, cementation, and compaction

d)

Melting

60.

A sedimentary rock is formed by...

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Lava that cools

c)

Weathering, erosion, cementation, and compaction

d)

Melting

61.

What rock forms from small pieces of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Basalt

62.

Which of the following is true about rocks?

a)

Rocks are composed of only one mineral.

b)

Rocks do not contain minerals.

c)

Coal is not considered a rock.

d)

Most rocks are a mixture of minerals.

63.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Magma

d)

Metamorphic

64.

How does metamorphic rock form?

a)

Heat and pressure.

b)

The cooling of magma.

c)

Compaction of sediments.

d)

The melting of rock.

65.

What is a rock called that forms when magma hardens below Earth's surface?

a)

Intrusive metamorphic rock.

b)

Intrusive igneous rock.

c)

Extrusive sedimentary rock.

d)

Extrusive igneous rock.

66.

Which of the following is an example of an extrusive igneous rock?

a)

Basalt

b)

Coal

c)

Sandstone

d)

Granite

67.

In which type of rocks are fossils found exclusively?

a)

Intrusive igneous rocks.

b)

Extrusive igneous rocks.

c)

Sedimentary rocks.

d)

Metamorphic rocks.

68.

A(n) (a)   is a solid mass of mineral material or other matter that occurs naturally.

69.

Rocks are generally classified as igneous, (a)   , or metamorphic.

70.

Intrusive igneous rocks form when (a)   hardens and cools.

71.

(a)   rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock (magma or lava).

72.

What type of scientist is most likely to study rocks?

a)

Geologists

b)

Biologists

c)

Meteorologists

d)

Biochemicists

73.

Means that the substance must occur in nature, it cannot be created or manufactured by people

a)

Inorganic

b)

Organic

c)

Naturally Occurring

d)

Not Living

74.

Means that a mineral cannot come from something that was once living.

a)

Inorganic

b)

Organic

c)

Naturally Occurring

d)

Not Living

75.

This means the particles that make a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.

a)

Chemical Composition

b)

Structure

c)

Liquid

d)

Solid

76.

This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.

a)

Brightness

b)

Colour

c)

Hardness

d)

Inorganic

77.

The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.

a)

Chemical Composition

b)

Colour

c)

Hardness

d)

Structure

78.

Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic based primarily on their.......

a)

Texture

b)

Crystal or grain size

c)

Method of formation

d)

Mineral composition

79.

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

All of the processes involved in the rock cycle occur too slowly for humans to see.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Rock cycle: Wind and water transport rock particles.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Rock cycle: Magma rises quickly to the Earth's surface through volcanoes.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Rock cycle: Over thousands of years, the particles are compacted and turn into sedimentary rock.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Rock cycle: Magma rises to the Earth's surface quickly and this then forms intrusive igneous rock.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Rock cycle: Slow movements below the Earth's crust push sedimentary rock to the surface.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Rock cycle: Heat and pressure inside the Earth change the composition and structure of existing rock.

a)

True

b)

False

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