Name
Date
Rocks and Minerals Pre-Test
1) Minerals are sometimes called the “building blocks” of
a) rocks
b) crystals
c) magma
.
d) fossils
2)
may contain fossils, the remains of trees and other plants, animals, or
compacted shells.
a) rocks
b) crystals
c) magma
d) fossils
3)
a) properties
are those characteristics of matter that can be used to describe something.
b) scientific method
c) field guide
d) chemicals
4) The three categories that scientist use to classify rocks are sedimentary, igneous, and
.
a) memory
b) precipitation
c) catatonic
d) metamorphic
5) Rocks are continually changing and forming new
a) minerals
b) magma
c) tables
.
d) rocks
6) The processes by which rocks change and form new rocks is called the
a) water cycle
b) mineral cycle
c) rock cycle
d) magma cycle
7)
a) igneous
rocks form layered particles of weathered rocks and mineral.
b) sedimentary
c) catatonic
d) metamorphic
8)
a) igneous
rocks are formed from magma, which molten rock underground.
b) sedimentary
c) catatonic
d) metamorphic
9) An
a) igneous
rock is part of the igneous rock family.
b) sedimentary
c) catatonic
d) obsidian
10) Solid rock that has been changed as a result of pressure or heat is
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) catatonic
d) metamorphic
11) Feldspar and quartz are members of the
a) minerals
b) sedimentary
c) silicate
12) Galena is a member of the
a) igneous
b) sulfide
group.
c) silicate
.
group.
d) sulfide
d) metamorphic
.
13)
a) Igneous
is the most common mineral on earth.
b) Galena
c) Feldspar
14)
a) Minerals
have several different kinds of observable color.
b) Sedimentary
c) Acorns
d) Chalk
15) Geologist use a
a) signs
b) sedimentary
d) Metamorphic
to identify the properties of minerals.
c) field test
d) rope
16) Three descriptors that geologists use to describe a mineral’s light transmissivity are
opaque, translucent, and
.
a) igneous
b) transparent
c) alpha centaury d) shadow
17) Many minerals are
; they transmit no light.
a) transparent
b) translucent
c) trans world
d) opaque
18) Some minerals are
shined at them.
a) transparent
b) translucent
c) trans world
d) opaque
19)
a) transparent
transmit varying degrees of light.
b) translucent
c) trans world
d) opaque
; they transmit virtually all the light that is
20) A mineral’s luster or shine depends on the way its surface reflects
a) nothing
b) black
c) light
d) opaque
21) Minerals that reflect light, like polished metal, are said to have a
a) Gina tonic
b) translucent
c) metallic
d) light
22) A mineral’s use is often related to its
a) hardness
b) translucent
.
luster.
.
c) metallic
23) Scientist classify the hardness of minerals using the
a) tonic
b) Mohs
c) Kat
d) Gina tonic
scale.
d) Newton
24) The standard that is based on the concept that the harder of two minerals will
the softer.
a) black
b) opaque
c) scratch
d) chemical
25)
and compasses.
a) Magnetite’s
special property is important because it has been used for magnets
b) Transmissivity’s
c) Metallic’s
d) Mineral’s
26) The shape and size of minerals are the result of its
a) black
b) translucent
c) metallic
composition.
d) chemical
27) Almost all minerals have a regular internal geometric pattern and a
structure.
a) Gina tonic
b) crystalline
c) metallic
d) sleek
28) The process of minerals breaking into distinct shapes is called
a) breakage
b) fracture
c) cleavage
d) slippage
29) The absence of cleavage is called
a) breakage
b) fracture
.
.
c) cleavage
d) slippage
30) A
is a reference book that presents information about the
properties of rocks and minerals.
a) properties guide b) rock book
c) field guide
d) mineral’s guide
31) An
is any substance in a mineral that is not part of its identifying
chemical composition.
a) impurity
b) acre
c) imposter
d) onion
32) The color of
ranges from metallic gray to earthy red, depending on the
presence of different impurities.
a) biotite
b) quartz
c) hematite
d) onion