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Minerals and T2 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 15hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces

a)

fracture

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

streak

2.

How a mineral splits apart when it does not break evenly:

a)

streak

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

fracture

3.

Minerals are the building blocks of _____________.

a)

elements

b)

atoms

c)

fossils

d)

rocks

4.

The hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

a)

Talc

b)

Obsidian

c)

Diamond

d)

Quartz

5.

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

6.

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.

7.

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

a)

Sun and moon orbit Earth

b)

Earth and moon orbit Sun

c)

Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

d)

Earth and sun orbit moon

8.

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

a)

Sun

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Pluto

9.

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

a)

axis

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

satellite

10.

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

11.

How long ago was our solar system formed?

a)

10 million years ago

b)

4.6 million years ago

c)

4.6 billion years ago

d)

2 billion years ago

12.

The center of our solar system is the....

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Asteroid belt

13.

About 99.85% of the mass of the solar system is the __________.

a)

Asteroid belt

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

planets

14.

Each planet orbits or ______ around the Sun.

a)

rotates

b)

revolves

15.

Making a complete spin on an axis.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

axis

d)

orbit

16.

Making a complete turn or orbit around an axis or center.

a)

Revolution

b)

rotation

c)

orbit

d)

axis

17.

The center of our solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit.

a)

Earth

b)

sun

c)

moon

d)

Jupiter

18.

What causes night and day?

a)

The Earth's revolving 

b)

The rotation of the Earth

c)

The atmosphere

19.

How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun one time?

a)

365 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

24 days

d)

365 days

20.

How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation?

a)

365 days

b)

24 day

c)

365 hours

d)

24 hours

21.

The moon revolves or rotates around the Earth?

a)

revolve

b)

rotate

c)

orbit

d)

floats

22.

Why do we have seasons?

a)

The earth's rotation on its axis

b)

The earth's revolution around the sun

c)

The moon's gravity pull on the earth

d)

The Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

23.

What causes day and night?

a)

The sun rises and sets

b)

The Earth rotating on its axis

c)

The Earth revolves around the sun

d)

The tilt of the Earth

24.

What two things cause our tides?

a)

the seasons and moon phases

b)

the earths gravity and rotation

c)

Moon's gravity and earth's rotation

d)

moon's gravity and earth's revolution

25.

According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will

a)

remain in motion.

b)

eventually come to a stop.

c)

change its momentum.

d)

accelerate.

26.

Unit of mass

a)

m/s 2

b)

m/s

c)

newtons

d)

kg

27.

An 10 kg object is moving with an acceleration of 2 m/s squared. What is the force of the object? (F=ma)

a)

20 N

b)

10 N

c)

2 N

d)

5 N

28.

A 5 kg object is moving with an acceleration of 2 m/s squared. What is the force of the object? (F=ma)

a)

20 N

b)

10 N

c)

2 N

d)

5 N

29.

A 5 kg object is moving with an acceleration of 10 m/s squared. What is the force of the object? (F=ma)

a)

20 N

b)

10 N

c)

50 N

d)

5 N

30.

A 10 N force is on a 2 kg object. What is the acceleration of the object? (a = F/m)

a)

5 m/s squared

b)

20 m/s squared

c)

10 m/s squared

d)

1 m/s squared

31.

A 20 N force is on a 5 kg object. What is the acceleration of the object? (a = F/m)

a)

5 m/s squared

b)

4 m/s squared

c)

10 m/s squared

d)

20 m/s squared

32.

A 10 N force is causing a 10 m/s squared acceleration on an object. What is the mass of the object? (m = F/a)

a)

10 kg

b)

1 kg

c)

2 kg

d)

20 kg

33.

If the man pushes with an equal amount of force, which object will accelerate more?

a)

Car because it has more mass

b)

Lawnmower because it has less mass

c)

Car because it has less mass

d)

Lawnmower because it has more mass

34.

What is the mass of a motorcycle that accelerates at 4 m/s2 when a net force of 400 N is applied to it?

a)

1600 kg

b)

100 kg

c)

0.01 kg

d)

396 kg

35.

Any object with mass has gravity.

a)

True

b)

Sometimes

c)

False

d)

Never

36.

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

37.

The amount of matter in an object is 

a)

pressure

b)

weight

c)

mass

d)

force

38.

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

a)

mass and distance 

b)

mass and matter

c)

distance and weight 

d)

weight and mass

39.

Which System has the greater gravitational pull between the two objects?

a)

System 1

b)

System 2

c)

Same: there is no gravitational attraction between the two objects

40.

Why electrical wiring usually are covered with a layer of plastic?

a)

To make it look pretty

b)

To help electricity flow along the wire

c)

To make it safe

d)

To add more energy

41.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Parallel Circuit

b)

Open Circuit

c)

Series Circuit

42.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Parallel Circuit

b)

Open Circuit

c)

Series Circuit

43.

Is the circuit in the picture opened or closed?

a)

opened

b)

closed

c)

neither

44.

Which material could fill in the gap for a circuit to create a complete circuit?

a)

metal spoon

b)

rubber ball

c)

plastic spoon

d)

construction paper

45.

The flow of electrons through a circuit.

a)

insulator

b)

closed circuit

c)

electrical current

d)

open circuit

46.

In the picture, if you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what happens? 

a)

The bulb doesn't light

b)

The bulb is dimmer

c)

The wires get hot

d)

There is no charge

47.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

a)

Because copper is shiny

b)

Because copper conducts electricity

c)

Because copper is not magnetic

d)

Because copper insulates electricity

48.

The rubber coating on a wire cord is __________________ because it does not allow electricity to pass through to you.

a)

magnetic

b)

a conductor

c)

an insulator

d)

a circuit

49.

An example of a conductor is?

a)

metal paperclip

b)

glass marble

c)

wooden golf tee

50.

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

hardness

d)

heft

51.
How do you test the streak of a mineral? 
a)
By scraping some of the mineral onto a streak plate.
b)
Look for streaks on the mineral.
c)
Google it. 
d)
You don't. 
52.
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
53.
These are created and found in soil, rocks, seashells, or deep in the earth... 
a)
Minerals
b)
Crystals
54.
When you describe a mineral as being shiny or dull, you are talking about its...
a)
cleavage
b)
luster
55.
What is the mark a mineral makes when it is rubbed across a hard plate?
a)
fracture
b)
streak
56.
Which term is used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
color
d)
streak
57.
Metallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.
a)
streak
b)
color
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
58.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
59.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
60.

Minerals must be inorganic. What does inorganic mean?

a)

It is alive.

b)

It was once alive.

c)

It is not alive, never has been alive, and never will be.

d)

It is alive, was alive, and always will be alive.