Rocks And Minerals Assessment
7 Questions
| Total Attempts: 315
This quiz covers the basics of rocks and minerals for grade 6.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which of the following is a property of minerals? (check only one answer)
- A.
Quartz
- B.
Cleavage and fracture
- C.
Mining
- D.
Scratch test
- E.
Weight
- 2.Minerals are NOT formed in which way?
- A.
Cooling
- B.
Evaporation
- C.
By humans
- D.
Deep within the earth
- 3.Which of the following is a type of rock?
- A.
Talc
- B.
Diamond
- C.
Granite
- D.
Tourmaline
- E.
Halite
- 4.What are the three main categories of rocks?
- A.
Settled, swirled, and pressed
- B.
Gneiss, schist, and coal
- C.
Hornblende, amphitite, galena
- D.
Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
- E.
Compaction, extraction, and settlement
- 5.Igneous rock is formed by
- A.
Magma that has cooled
- B.
Layers of particles cementing together
- C.
Rock changing from one form to another
- D.
Glaciers
- E.
Earthquakes
- 6.Sedimentary rock most likely would NOT be found
- A.
In a volcano
- B.
Under a lake
- C.
Where there are fossils
- D.
At the base of a mountain
- E.
At the mouth of a river
- 7.
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