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WorksheetsRocks & Minerals Quiz Reivew
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 27mins
The process of rocks changing over time is called the.....
Lava cycle
Rock cycle
Igneous cycle
Magma cycle
Which type of rock is formed when igneous rock is weathered and eroded?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Which type of rock changes form?
Sedimentary rock
Igneous rock
Mafic rock
Metamorphic rock
How do minerals form?
From melting rocks
From cooling magma
From heated magma
Minerals form from soil
Which type of rock forms from magma?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
What type of rock is formed when heat and pressure are applied to an igneous rock?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Which of the following is NOT a way we classify rocks?
Composition
How they are formed
Size
Texture
Rocks that are light colored and rich in aluminum, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
Extrusive rocks
Intrusive rocks
Felsic rocks
Mafic rocks
Rocks formed by weathering and erosion
Mafic rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks
Rocks that form quickly with little to no crystals
Intrusive rocks
Extrusive rocks
Mafic rocks
Felsic rocks
Rocks that take longer to cool, giving crystals time to form.
Intrusive rocks
Extrusive rocks
Mafic rocks
Felsic rocks
The process that breaks down rock
Weathering
Erosion
Melting
Subduction
Which mineral test involves making a streak on a plate and recording the color?
Hardness test
Density test
Streak test
Acid test
When minerals break along smooth, flat surfaces
Intrusion
Fracture
Extrusion
Cleavage
In a sedimentary rock, where would you find the oldest layer?
Impossible to tell
At the top
At the bottom
In the middle
Which type of rock forms from NO heat, just pressure?
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
Mafic rock
Sedimentary rock
Rocks that contain aligned grains of minerals
Nonfoliated
Mafic
Foliated
Felsic
True or false: Minerals were once living things (plants and animals)
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a physical property of a mineral?
Color
Luster
Cleavage
Radioactivity
Which test is being described: Scratch the mineral with various objects to see which object scratches the mineral.
Hardness test
Luster test
Streak test
Density test
What is luster?
The way in which light reflects off the surface of a mineral
The color of the mineral as a powder
The elements that make up the mineral
The way in which a mineral breaks
What is the main difference between metallic and nonmetallic luster?
Metallic luster appears like a chunk of metal, while nonmetallic luster does not
Metallic luster is shiny, while nonmetallic luster is dull
Metallic luster reflects light in all directions, while nonmetallic luster reflects light in one direction
Metallic luster is harder than nonmetallic luster
When a mineral breaks along rough, jagged surfaces it's called
fracture
cleavage
hardness
streak
The least accurate way to identify a mineral.
color
hardness
streak
density
A _____ is a solid in which the atoms are arranged in repeating patterns.
crystal
fractal
mineral
rock
An unknown mineral can be scratched by corundum, but not by orthoclase. Which of the following best describes the hardness of the unknown material?
Less than 5
More than 9
Less than 9, but more than 6
More than 4, but less than 6
