Science Wizard Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Rocks and Minerals!

1. Oxford Middle School Mr. Vickery’s 6th Grade Science

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3. #1 What is Earth’s crust made of? Crystals Rocks A: B: Minerals Soil C: D:

4. B. Rocks

5. #2 Which of these do geologists use to classify rocks? Texture Mineral composition A: B: Hardness Color C: D:

6. Texture • C. Hardness • D. Color

7. #3 Which of these minerals are found in granite? Quartz Mica A: B: Feldspar Hornblende C: D:

8. A, B, C, D Quartz, Feldspar, Mica, and Hornblende

9. #4 What forces move rocks through the rock cycle? Deposition A: B: Shearing Erosion Compression C: D:

10. B and C Deposition and Erosion

11. #5 A series of processes that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called? Plate Tectonics Rock Cycle A: B: C: D:

12. B. Rock Cycle

13. #6 True/False All rocks follow the same pathway through the Rock Cycle. True False

14. False Each rock can create a different rock

15. #7 What are rocks made of?

16. They are made of mixtures of minerals and other materials.

17. #8 True/False Most rocks can be identified by color alone. True False

18. False It only gives you a way to predict what it may be.

19. #9 What is true about the grain size in rock? An example of a coarse-grained rock is diorite An example of a fine-grained rock is slate A: B: Grains in coarse-grained rock are microscopic Grains in fine-grained rock are easy to see C: D:

20. A AND B

21. #10 Particles of minerals and other rocks that make up a rock are called Grains Crystals A: B: Fossils C:

22. A Grains

23. #11 True/False A rock’s grains give the rock its texture. True False

24. True

25. #12 Which choice(s) defines texture? The thickness of the rock when measured How a rock feels in your hand A: B: The look of a rock C: D:

26. B and C

27. #13 What type of rock forms from the cooling of magma and lava Igneous Rock Metamorphic Rock Sedimentary Rock

28. IGNEOUS ROCK

29. #14 Which rock forms in layers of particles of rock? Igneous Rock Metamorphic Rock Sedimentary Rock

30. Sedimentary Rock

31. #15 True/False Metamorphic rocks form close to the surface

32. False Deep Underground

33. #16 This type of rock forms when existing rock is changed Igneous Rock Metamorphic Rock Sedimentary Rock

34. Metamorphic Rock

35. #17 What determines the grain shape of a rock such as granite? Shape of the rock’s crystals Size of the rock’s crystals Shape of fragments of other rock Coarseness of the rock’s grains

36. A. Shape of the rock’s crystals

37. #18 What is true about rocks with no visible grain? Some rocks have no visible grain even under a microscope Some rocks without crystal grains cooled very quickly Rocks without crystal grains look rough and coarse An example of a rock with a glassy texture is slate

38. B Some rocks have no visible grain even under a microscope

39. #19 What determines the grain shape of a rock such as conglomerate? Size of the rock’s grains Fineness of the rock’s grains A: B: Shape of the rock’s crystals Shape of fragments of other rock C: D:

40. A

41. #20 What describes the grain pattern of gneiss? It looks like different colors in bands It looks like a stack of pancakes A: B: It looks like rows of squares and rectangles It looks like waves C: D:

42. A. It looks like different colors in bands

43. #21 How do geologists classify a rock? A: B: C: D:

44. Geologists classify into three major groups: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

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