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Earth Science - Minerals & Rocks
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5th grade science - AR Frameworks Earth Science Unit rocks, minerals, etc.
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1
How does soil form?
slowly
quickly
2
AR state mineral and its use?
diamonds; glass
quartz; glass
bauxite; aluminum
diamonds, jewelry
3
Label the geological process. What is #1?
Heat and Pressure
Cooling and Hardening
Weathering and Erosion
Melting
4
Label the geological process. What is #3?
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Cooling and <br>Hardening
Weathering and Erosion
5
A rock formed by heat & pressure in the Earth's crust; has ribbon like layers. What rock?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
6
What is the rock cycle?
rocks changing into minerals
a cycle of rocks changing into other rocks
7
The
oldest
layer of rock is located where?
second highest layer
bottom
middle
top
8
What is a use for galena?
Lead (batteries & <br>pencils) & silver
Jewelry
Glass
Copper (penny)
9
You find fossilized seashells & sandstone deposits in your backyard. What can you conclude?
A river once covered the area
Oceans once covered the area
Snow & Ice once covered the area
A lake once covered the area
10
________ is/are the softest mineral.
Talc
Quartz
Diamonds
Bauxite
11
_____ have the same properties throughout, while _____ do not.
Minerals; Quartz
Rocks; minerals
Stones; minerals
Minerals; rocks
12
Which one is NOT a physical property of minerals?
luster
size
hardness
color
13
Rock formed by pressure and cementation of sediments. Can contain fossils. What type?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
14
Which is NOT a mineral?
Diamond
Silver
Granite
Quartz
15
List the following sediments in sizes largest to smallest: clay, sand, silt
sand, clay, silt
sand, silt, clay
clay, silt, sand
16
Label the geological processes. What is #2?
Cooling and Hardening
Weathering and Erosion
Heat and Pressure
Melting
17
What makes soil fertile?
decayed animals
decayed plants
bacteria
all of the above
18
What is the AR state gem that is only made of the element carbon?
Diamonds
Bauxite
Emerald
Crystals
19
Label the geological processes. What is #4?
Heat and Pressure
Cooling and Hardening
Weathering and Erosion
Melting
20
What does a mineralogist do?
study oceans
study land
study fossils
study minerals
21
What do geologists study?
Fossils
Ecosystems
Life (all living things)
Land (rocks, minerals, Earth's surface, etc.)
22
What are examples of
crystals
?
Salt
All of the Above
Sugar
Diamonds
23
How are rocks classified?
based on how they form
based on what shape they are
based on their color
24
________ are the hardest mineral.
Talc
Quartz
Diamonds
Bauxite
25
What type of scientist studies fossils?
mineralologist
biologist
paleontologist
geologist
26
What is Arkansas state rock?
bauxite
galena
crystal
quartz
