Tuesday Feb. 25 pg. 245 and pg. 247-253
- 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) 1,000
C) 4,000
D) 400
- 4. What is the title of the hardness scale that is used to help identify mineral's hardness.
A) Mineral Hardness Scale
B) Mixture Hardness Scale
C) Mohs 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) Diamond
B) Quartz
C) Topaz
D) Talc
- 7. What mineral on the hardness scale is the softest mineral known to man?
A) Diamond
B) Calcite
C) Talc
D) Topaz
- 8. Why is it important to conserve (save) the use of minerals?
A) Minerals are unlimited, it isn't necessary to conserve or save them.
B) Minerals should be saved for the rich and famous.
C) Minerals are a natural resource and there is a limited supply.
- 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) Igneous Rock
B) Sedimentary Rock
C) Metamorphic Rock
- 14. Looking at the picture on pg. 251, Gneiss is an example of ___________ rock.
A) sedimentary
B) metamorphic
C) igneous
- 15. You find a rock that contains a fossilized fern leaf, what kind of rock did you find?
A) Igneous Rock
B) Metamorphic Rock
C) Sedimentary 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) lava
B) soft mud
C) hard rock
D) magma
- 18. True or false. The oldest rock is located deepest in the Earth.
A) False
B) True
- 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 was formed in outer space
B) A rock that takes up a large amount of space
C) A rock that has several holes in it
- 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) Metamorphic Rock
B) Sedimentary Rock
C) Igneous Rock
- 25. Use the word MINERAL in a sentence.
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