Year 8 Earth Science - Rocks and Minerals

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a criteria to identify a mineral

Accepted Answer

Temperature

Question 2

Metamorphic Rocks are formed by

Accepted Answer

Heat and Pressure

Question 3

Molten rock below the ground is called

Accepted Answer

Magma

Question 4

All rocks are made of

Accepted Answer

Minerals

Question 5

What is the rock type shown by the question mark in this rock cycle?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary Rock

Question 6

Igneous Rocks above the ground are called

Accepted Answer

Extrusive Igneous Rocks

Question 7

What are 3 ways that erosion can occur?

Accepted Answer

Wind, rain, snow

Question 8

Igneous rocks are formed by

Accepted Answer

Melting and Cooling

Question 9

Rocks that form from magma or lava are called

Accepted Answer

Igneous Rocks

Question 10

The breakdown of rock into small sediments is called

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Question 11

What is the process shown by the question mark in this rock cycle?

Accepted Answer

Melting and cooling

Question 12

Rocks that cool slowly underneath the ground will have

Accepted Answer

Large crystals

Question 13

In order to test for Hardness of a mineral we use

Accepted Answer

The Moh's Scale

Question 14

Rock changes that occur in the rock cycle occur

Accepted Answer

Fast or slow

Question 15

The squashing down of small pieces of rock called sediments is called

Accepted Answer

Compacting

Question 16

Which of the following are NOT used to classify a mineral

Accepted Answer

Organic

Question 17

If something is a rock it will be

Accepted Answer

A solid

Question 18

True/False: Lustre looks at the surface created when a mineral breaks

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 18