WorksheetsRocks & Minerals
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
In which layer of the Earth are rocks and minerals?
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Geosphere
Atmosphere
What is a mineral?
True or False - The Geosphere is the liquid part of the Earth.
Which of these is a mineral?
What is a rock?
It is a mixture of one or more minerals.
What is the main difference between a rock and a mineral?
Which ones are the types of rocks? Choose all that applied.
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Volcano Rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Geosphere rocks
What type of rock forms from magma?
Igneous Rocks
Made when other rocks break down through erosion (wind, water, ice)
and the pieces are pressed together in layers.
Formed when magma
(molten rock inside the
Earth) cools and becomes
solid.
Formed when rocks are changed by heat and pressure inside the Earth.
Igneous Rocks usually...
...contain fossils of plants or animals.
...are usually very hard and may have shiny layers.
...are usually hard
and may have crystals.
Sedimentary Rocks usually...
...contain fossils of plants or animals.
...are usually very hard and may have shiny layers.
...are usually hard
and may have crystals.
Metamorphic Rocks usually...
...contain fossils of plants or animals.
...are usually very hard and may have shiny layers.
...are usually hard
and may have crystals.
Sedimentary Rocks
Made when other rocks break down through erosion (wind, water, ice)
and the pieces are pressed together in layers.
Formed when magma
(molten rock inside the
Earth) cools and becomes
solid.
Formed when rocks are changed by heat and pressure inside the Earth.
Metamorphic Rocks
Made when other rocks break down through erosion (wind, water, ice)
and the pieces are pressed together in layers.
Formed when magma
(molten rock inside the
Earth) cools and becomes
solid.
Formed when rocks are changed by heat and pressure inside the Earth.
True or False - Sedimentary rocks can have fossils inside them.
Which rock is metamorphic?
Marble, Slate
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sandstone, limestone
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Basalt, Granite
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Match the properties of the minerals
Transparency
See-through or
not (opaque)
Lustre
shiny the mineral is (shiny or dull).
Hardness
How easy it is to scratch the mineral
Shape
form crystals with regular shapes.
Streak
Color of the powder left when scratch
What is the Mohs Scale used for?
What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs Scale?
What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Scale?
Why is it important to know a mineral’s hardness?
Match the minerals with their uses
Technology & Tools
Quartz
Health & Hygiene
Fluorite
Jewelry & Art
Emeralds
Buildings & Roads
Granite
Food
Halite
Name one mineral and its use.
What is mining?
Getting fossils and minerals from the ground
Getting rocks and fossils from the ground
Getting rocks and minerals from the ground
Which are 2 types of mining? Choose the right two.
Asturian mining
Underground mining
Regular mining
Surface mining
Resurface mining
Match the mining place with their found minerals.
Riotinto (Huelva, Andalucía)
Produces copper, iron, and sulfur
Las Médulas (León)
Roman gold mine
Almadén
(Ciudad Real)
Largest mercury mine in the world
Sierra Morena (Andalucía)
Produces lead, zinc, and silver
Galicia and Asturias
Important for slate mining
Critical thinking: What do you think is more useful: a rock that is strong or a rock that is beautiful? Why?
