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- 1. Multiple Choice
What kind of scientist studies the earth and the things that make up the earth?
a zoologist
a doctor
a biologist
a geologist
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are minerals made of?
1 element
2 or more elements
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is made up of 2 or more minerals?
gemstone
rock
volcano
- 4. Multiple Choice
Check the boxes that tell us about rocks.
Rocks are made of 2 or more minerals.
Nature presses the minerals together and heats them.
Rocks are made of the same substance.
A rock usually has different colors in it.
- 5. Multiple Choice
In science, when we want to describe a rock or a mineral, we look at its ______________
elements
properties
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are all of the properties we use to sort and classify rocks and minerals? Check all that apply.
color
sparkliness
texture
hardness
luster
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which words describe the propery: LUSTER?
blue
dull
waxy
gray
metallic
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which property describes how a rock FEELS when you touch it?
Luster
Hardness
Texture
Color
- 9. Multiple Choice
How do we test a rock or mineral for hardness?
weigh it
measure it
look at it through a magnifying glass
scratch it
- 10. Multiple Choice
What are the names of the three categories of rock?
soft
hard
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
- 11. Multiple Choice
Intrusive igneous rocks form where?
below the earth's surface
outside the earth's surface
under the water
in layers
- 12. Multiple Choice
True or False: Igneous rocks form when lava cools and becomes a solid.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
True or False: Igneous rocks can have crystals in them.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
What kind of rock is formed with tiny pieces of plants, animals and other materials?
a strong rock
igneous rock
a diamond
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
- 15. Multiple Choice
What type of rocks do we find FOSSILS in?
Metamorphic
Igeneous
Sedimentary
- 16. Multiple Choice
Rocks that ______________ are called metamorphic rocks.
grow
change
crumble
shine
- 17. Multiple Choice
Metamorphic rocks are changed by 2 things:
liquids
Heat and pressure
lava and magma
- 18. Multiple Choice
True or False: If a metamorphic rock faces too much heat and pressure, it can melt.
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
True or False: People press minerals together to make rocks.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
The toughest minerals are very __________ to scratch.
hard
easy
- 21. Multiple Choice
What words describe the TEXTURE of a rock. Check them all.
cold
rough
shiny
smooth
- 22. Multiple Choice
What items would you use to do a hardness test on a rock?
glass
fingernail
loonie
penny
stick
- 23. Multiple Choice
The rock cycle takes a ____________ time to happen.
short
long
- 24. Multiple Choice
True or False: If a metamorphic rock has too much heat or pressure it can melt.
True
False
- 25. Multiple Choice
A rock that has holes in it is probably a:
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
- 26. Multiple Choice
True or false: We use different types of rock to make things that humans use.
True
False
- 27. Multiple Choice
The outside layer of the earth is called the:
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
- 28. Multiple Choice
What is the strongest mineral on earth?
coal
diamonds
gemstones
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