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WorksheetsMineral and Rock Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process where rocks are physically broken down is called _________.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Liquifaction
d)
Sublimation
2.
Magma hardens beneath Earth's surface creating ________.
a)
Organic Sedimentary Rock
b)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
3.
The physical transportation of rock sediments is called _______.
a)
Chemical Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Mechanical Weathering
d)
Erosion
4.
_________ form when dissolved minerals precipitate from water solutions.
a)
Unfoliated Metamorphic Rock
b)
Chemical Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
5.
Fossils are found in which rock type(s)?
a)
Sedimentary Only
b)
Metamorphic Only
c)
Igneous Only
d)
All Rock Types
6.
Minerals must have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a)
Naturally Occuring
b)
Fixed Crystal Structure
c)
Organic
d)
Solid
7.
Which of the following is NOT a mineral?
a)
Mica
b)
Gold
c)
Quartz
d)
Coal
8.
Which property of minerals refers to powdered color left by a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Fracture
9.
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat, even surfaces is called ______________.
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Fracture
10.
The scale used to measure the resistance of a mineral to being scratched is called the _______________.
a)
Enhanced Fujita Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Mercalli Scale
d)
Moh's Hardness Scale
11.
Clastic Sedimentary Rocks are classified by ___________.
a)
the presence of organic matter
b)
the type of chemical reaction
c)
sediment grain size
d)
where they form
12.
When lava cools quickly, minerals do not have time to crystallize, this creates _______ rock.
a)
Extrusive Igneous
b)
Chemical Sedimentary
c)
Organic Sedimentary
d)
Intrusive Igneous
13.
Metamorphic Rocks are formed when __________ are exposed to extreme heat and pressure.
a)
felsic lava
b)
mafic lava
c)
sediment
d)
other rocks
14.
What type of metamorphic rock has visible parallel bands?
a)
Intrusive
b)
Foliated
c)
Unfoliated
d)
Extrusive
15.
What type of rock is most easily weathered?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
16.
What texture best describes an igneous rock that formed deep underground?
a)
glassy
b)
vesicular
c)
fine grained
d)
coarse grained
17.
What type of sedimentary rock is formed from decomposed once living material?
a)
Organic
b)
Chemical
c)
Clastic
d)
Extrusive
18.
Rocks are classified based on _____________.
a)
their composition
b)
where they form
c)
how they form
d)
their texture
19.
Evaporation can form what type of sedimentary rock?
a)
Chemical
b)
Organic
c)
Clastic
d)
Intrusive
20.
Magma ______ & ______ to become igneous rock.
a)
weathers & deposits
b)
compacts & cements
c)
cools & hardens
d)
melts & crystallizes
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