Science · Rocks and minerals
Rocks and Minerals Quiz
Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, minerals and their properties.
- 🎓 Grades 4–6
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 MS-ESS2-1
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Which kind of rock forms when melted rock cools?
- A Igneous
- B Metamorphic
- C Fossil
- D Sedimentary
Which kind of rock forms from layers of sand and mud pressed together?
- A Metamorphic
- B Sedimentary
- C Igneous
- D Volcanic
Which kind of rock forms from heat and pressure deep underground?
- A Meteorite
- B Igneous
- C Sedimentary
- D Metamorphic
In which kind of rock are fossils most often found?
- A Sedimentary
- B Metamorphic
- C Igneous
- D Lava rock
Melted rock under the ground is called…
- A Crust
- B Sediment
- C Lava
- D Magma
Melted rock that flows out on Earth's surface is called…
- A Lava
- B Mineral
- C Mantle
- D Magma
Which rock is igneous?
- A Sandstone
- B Granite
- C Marble
- D Limestone
Which rock is sedimentary?
- A Sandstone
- B Granite
- C Basalt
- D Slate
Which rock is metamorphic?
- A Pumice
- B Sandstone
- C Marble
- D Granite
What does limestone become under heat and pressure?
- A Granite
- B Basalt
- C Marble
- D Coal
What does shale become under heat and pressure?
- A Marble
- B Pumice
- C Obsidian
- D Slate
Which rock can float on water because it is full of air holes?
- A Pumice
- B Slate
- C Marble
- D Granite
Which shiny black glassy rock forms when lava cools very fast?
- A Shale
- B Obsidian
- C Sandstone
- D Chalk
What scale measures how hard a mineral is?
- A Richter scale
- B Celsius scale
- C Decibel scale
- D Mohs scale
What is the hardest natural mineral?
- A Gold
- B Diamond
- C Quartz
- D Talc
What is the softest mineral on the Mohs scale?
- A Quartz
- B Talc
- C Topaz
- D Diamond
The color of a mineral's powder on a white tile is its…
- A Streak
- B Luster
- C Cleavage
- D Hardness
How a mineral reflects light is its…
- A Weight
- B Luster
- C Streak
- D Hardness
What are rocks made of?
- A One or more minerals
- B Only water
- C Plants
- D Only sand
What process slowly changes one type of rock into another?
- A Migration
- B The rock cycle
- C The water cycle
- D Photosynthesis
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