Chapter 4 Test
Name____________
1)
What are the little pieces that make up rocks?
A)
minerals B) dirt C) fossils D) soil
2)Which is telling how shiny or dull a mineral is?
A) luster
B) color C) streak D) hardness
3) Which tells you if something can be scratched?
A) luster
B) color C) streak D) hardness
4) Which tells you color left of a tile when a mineral is rubbed on it?
A) luster
B) color C) streak D) hardness
5)Which type of rock is formed from magma?
A) igneous
B) metamorphic
C) sedimentary
6)Which type of rock is formed in layers?
A) igneous
B) metamorphic
C) sedimentary
7) Which type of rock is formed from heat and pressure inside the Earth?
A) igneous
B) metamorphic
C) sedimentary
8) Black, rich soil has a lot of _______________.
A) loam B) sand C) silt D) clay E) humus
9) Soil that does not hold water and is bad for planting is____________.
A) loam B) sand C) silt D) clay E) humus
10) Soil that hold water VERY well is______________.
A) loam B) sand C) silt D) clay E) humus
11) Soil with the smallest pieces (grains) is ______________.
A) loam B) sand C) silt D) clay E) humus
12) Soil that is perfect for growing and is a mixture of all others is_________________.
A) loam
B) sand
C) silt
D) clay
E) humus
13) A dinosaur footprint is a _________.
A) imprint
B) mold
c) cast
14) The hollow part in a rock where a dead organism’s body once was is a _____________.
A) imprint
B) mold
c) cast
15) When the hollow part gets filled with minerals, a __________________ is formed.
A) imprint
B) mold
c) cast
1) What do you think will happen if people use up all the oil and
coal from underground?
2) Please write a brief description of the 4 ways to identify
minerals.
Color:
Streak:
Hardness:
Luster:
3) How are the following types of rocks formed?
Igneous:
Sedimentary:
Metamorphic: