- 1. True or false. A bone was once living and therefore cannot be considered a mineral because minerals are not living.
A) False
B) True
- 2. True or false. Minerals are made up of crystals.
A) True
B) False
- 3. Roughly how many types of minerals does Earth's crust contain?
A) 20
B) 400
C) 1,000
D) 4,000
- 4. What is the title of the hardness scale that is used to help identify mineral's hardness.
A) Mohs Hardness Scale
B) Mineral Hardness Scale
C) Mixture Hardness Scale
- 5. True or false. Diamond is the hardest mineral known to humans.
A) False
B) True
- 6. What mineral on the hardness scale is classified as an 8?
A) Talc
B) Diamond
C) Topaz
D) Quartz
- 7. What mineral on the hardness scale is the softest mineral known to man?
A) Diamond
B) Topaz
C) Calcite
D) Talc
- 8. Why is it important to conserve (save) the use of minerals?
A) Minerals are a natural resource and there is a limited supply.
B) Minerals are unlimited, it isn't necessary to conserve or save them.
C) Minerals should be saved for the rich and famous.
- 9. Read the paragraph titled 'Molten Rock' on pg. 245. Make a list of three 'clue words' that tell you when something is being compared or contrasted.
- 10. Read the paragraph titled 'Molten Rock' on pg. 245. What is granite?
- 11. Read the paragraph titled 'Molten Rock' on pg. 245. What is basalt?
- 12. True or false. Several minerals are valuable because they are beautiful or have unique characteristics.
A) True
B) False
- 13. What kinds of rocks contain fossils?
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Igneous Rock
C) Metamorphic Rock
- 14. Looking at the picture on pg. 251, Gneiss is an example of ___________ rock.
A) igneous
B) sedimentary
C) metamorphic
- 15. You find a rock that contains a fossilized fern leaf, what kind of rock did you find?
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Metamorphic Rock
C) Igneous Rock
- 16. True or false. Petoskey stones can only be found in Petoskey, Michigan.
A) True
B) False
- 17. Fossils are formed when an organism is buried in ________ ___________.
A) soft mud
B) hard rock
C) magma
D) lava
- 18. True or false. The oldest rock is located deepest in the Earth.
A) True
B) False
- 19. True or false. The newest rock is located closest to the Earth's surface.
A) False
B) True
- 20. What is a space rock?
A) A rock that has several holes in it
B) A rock that was formed in outer space
C) A rock that takes up a large amount of space
- 21. Look at the picture of the Petoskey stone on pg. 253. What is a Petoskey stone?
- 22. What is relative dating?
- 23. True or false. Relative dating tells us about how old a rock is.
A) True
B) False
- 24. Look at the picture of the Grand Canyon in the center of pg. 252-253. The rocks appear to be in layers. What kind of rock is this?
A) Igneous Rock
B) Sedimentary Rock
C) Metamorphic Rock
- 25. Use the word MINERAL in a sentence.
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