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WorksheetsPre-Test Rocks and Minerals
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of rock would you most likely find a fossil inside of?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
diamond
2.
What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?
a)
minerals
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
3.
a)
Gold
b)
Hematite
c)
Pyrite
d)
Galena
4.
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
scratch
d)
hardness
5.
a)
Gold
b)
Hematite
c)
Pyrite
d)
Galena
6.
a)
Fluorite
b)
Talc and Calcite
c)
Talc
d)
none of the above
7.
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Fluorite
d)
Talc and Gypsum
8.
Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals. Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.
a)
diamonds
b)
minerals
c)
fossils
d)
dirt
9.
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Talc and Gypsum
d)
Fluorite
10.
What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?
a)
color tiles
b)
streak test
c)
Mohs Scale
d)
weight scale
11.
True or False:
A mineral is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.
A mineral is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What type of rock forms when sand, particles of rock, bits of soil, and remains of once-living things are cemented?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
minerals
d)
metamorphic
13.
Which of the following is NOT a property that can be used to identify a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
weight
d)
hardness
14.
What type of rocks would I most likely see at the top of a volcano?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
minerals
15.
How could you determine the streak of a mineral?
a)
streak test
b)
balance test
c)
weight test
d)
scratch test
16.
Which of the following is a type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
All of the above
17.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
18.
What do we call the scientist who studies rocks?
a)
geologist
b)
rock scientist
c)
rockologist
d)
mineralogist
19.
Metamorphic rocks are existing rocks that have been changed into new rocks by _____.
a)
heat
b)
time
c)
pressure
d)
All of the above
20.
True or False:
The cleavage of a mineral is the way the mineral shines or reflects light.
The cleavage of a mineral is the way the mineral shines or reflects light.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The continuous series of change that rocks undergo is known as the _____.
a)
rock cycle
b)
water cycle
c)
hibernation
d)
metamorphisis
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