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WorksheetsRocks & Minerals Unit Review
Total questions: 167
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
For a science experiment, a student rubs a mineral against a porcelain plate. The student has just performed
an acid test.
a streak test.
a hardness test.
a fracture test.
Rocks are composed of different kinds of
soils.
sands.
minerals.
water crystals.
Minerals can be identified according to their properties. Alan finds a mineral that is shiny. In which category does Alan's mineral belong?
Cleavage
Hardness
Metallic
Nonmetallic
Which property is not a very good indicator in identifying a mineral?
hardness
color
luster
streak
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals.
organic
solid
definite crystal structure
naturally formed
Which is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
Color
Luster
Boiling point
Hardness
The color of a mineral's powder
hardness
streak
luster
density
The way a mineral's surface reflects light is called its
streak
color
luster
cleavage
Which property is the most reliable way to identify minerals?
streak
fracture
color
hardness
The property that refers to the way some minerals break along certain lines of weakness in their structure is
luster
cleavage
streak
Mr. Sanchez wanted to show his class an example of cleavage. Which mineral would he choose to show this property?
Quartz
Graphite
Talc
Mica
How a mineral breaks apart when it does NOT split evenly is known as
streak
cleavage
fracture
luster
Tyla is determining the hardness of a mineral sample. She is able to scratch the mineral with her fingernail. Where might this mineral be on the Mohs Hardness Scale?
2
5
7
10
A scale ranking 10 minerals from softest to hardest
Richter Scale
Mohs Hardness Scale
Fujita Scale
Bathroom Scale
What is the relationship between rocks and minerals?
Rocks are made up of one or more types of minerals.
Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
Rocks are on the surface of Earth and minerals are underground.
Minerals are made up of one or more types of rocks.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure
rock
clay
mineral
soil
A mineral always contains certain elements in definite proportions. This is referring to its
streak
definite chemical composition
luster
inorganic structure
The hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale is
Talc
Diamond
Gypsum
Fluorite
How can minerals be identified?
By their physical properties
By their color, luster, and hardness
By their form, streak, and cleavage
All of the above
Minerals are useful to only make jewelry.
True
False
The formula for density is ___________.
D = M x V
D = M + V
D = M / V
D = V / M
The formula for density is ___________.
D = M x V
D = M + V
D = M / V
D = V / M
What changes rocks from one type to another?
forces inside the Earth and at the surface
nothing does they don't change
forces inside the Earth
Forces at the surface
How does metamorphic rock change into sediments?
Heat and Pressure
Weathering and Erosion
Melting
Compaction and Cementation
In order of sedimentary rock to form, which of the following must occur?
Compaction
Intrusion
Oxidation
Metamorphism
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
What are the 3 major types of rock?
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Brown, Red, Gray
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
Stalagtites
Metamorphs
Magma
Sediments
What causes igneous rocks to form?
Pressure
Compaction
Cooling Magma and Lava
Cementation
Metamorphic rocks were once...
igneous rocks that cooled quickly
seashells that pressed together
sedimentary rocks that were changed by time, heat, and pressure
layers of mud and sand that built up over time
Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...
Igneous
Sedementary
Metamorphic
Magma
A rock made of magma that cools inside the Earth and contains large crystals?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Magma
A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
sediments
When heat and water and ice break down rock into sediments this is called?
Erosion
Weathering
Compaction
Deposition
The rock that forms by heat and pressure deep under ground?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Lava
Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away by wind, moving water, or ice
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Compaction
How does a metamorphic rock become a sedimentary rock?
Heat, pressure, and radiation
Weather, Erosion, Compaction and Cementation
Melting, cooling, and evaporation
Cooling of magma over time
How can metamorphic rock become an igneous rock?
Weather and Erosion
Heat and Pressure
Compaction and Cementation
Melting and Cooling
What numbers indicate melting and cooling?
1,2,4
6,7,11
7,8,9
4,5
Letter C represents what rock type?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Sedimentary rocks are represented by which letter?
A
B
C
Weathering and erosion can be represented by which numbers?
2,4,7
7,8,9,10
1,5,6
2,3,4
Which type of rock is made from lava or magma cooling?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
Fossils are found in ____________ rocks.
metamorphic
magma
igneous
sedimentary
Which type of rock forms from heat and extreme pressure?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Organic
Metamorphic
Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?
deposition
melting
compaction
weathering
Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:
inorganic, organic and chemical rocks
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks
sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks
Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:
chemical rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n)
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
extrusive rock
Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?
intrusive igneous
foliated metamorphic
extrusive igneous
organic sedimentary
Rocks that form from colling magma inside Earth?
Igneous intrusive
Igneous extrusive
Metamorphic foliated
Metamorphic nonfoliated
The types of rocks are?
Sedimentary
Sand
Igneous
Metamorphic
Magma is under the ground and is above the ground.
(a)
What characteristics can be used to categorize rocks?
size
smell
texture
color
taste
Igneous rocks form from weathered rock particles.
true
false
The melted form of rocks underground it called?
Lava
Igneous rocks
Magma
Metamorphic rocks
Which of the following statements is true about the rock cycle?
Sedimentary rock can be changed only to metamorphic rock
Any rock can be changed into any other type of rock
Igneous rock can be changed to only sedimentary rock
Which type of rock are fossils found in?
Igenous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Any rock can turn into any other kind of rock.
True
False
Which type of rock usually forms near places where sediment builds up?
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
These Rocks are formed from Magma and Lava
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic Rocks are formed by:
Melting Igneous Rocks
Cooling of Magma
Weathering and Erosion
Intense Heat and Pressure
How would you define what a rock is?
What is one new thing new you learned about Rocks?
