COLEGIO STO DOMINGO SCIENCE & BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL First Quarter Examination EARTH SCIENCE Name:_____________________Date:______________ Year

& Section:______________
I.

Matching Type. Match the definition in Column A with the term it defines in Column B. Write the letter on the space before each number. A ____1.The way the surface of a Minerals reflects light ____2.Property of breaking along surfaces that are not flat. ____3.Mineral that contain sulfur but not oxygen ____4. Feldspars, quartz and biotite are examples of these group of minerals. ____5. The color of mineral ground in fine powder. ____6. Comparison of a density of a mineral to a density of water. ____7. A mineral deposit that can be mined at a profit ____8. A mineral deposit formed by mineral-rich fluids seeping into cracks in water ____9. Type of mineral that fizzes in contact with Hydrochloric acid. ____10. The growth of a mineral by adding atoms to its outer layer. B a. carbonate b. cleavage c. crystallization d. fracture e. luster f. ore g. silicates h. specific gravity i. streak j. sulfide k. vein

II.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the best answer. 1. An orderly arrangement of atoms in a mineral is shown by the minerals a. Color c. fracture b. Crystal d. luster 2. Minerals near hot springs on the ocean floor come from a.Open pit mines c. rainwater b. magma d. veins 3. A mineral with a hardness of 5 can scratch an object with a

hardness of a. 6 c. 4 b. 7 d. 5.5 4. The most common minerals in the earths crust are a. olivines c. micas b. feldspar d. garnets 5. When magma cools slowly, the rocks that form a. have large mineral crystals b. contain no minerals c. are glass d. have small mineral crystals 6. Which of the following is an extrusive igneous rock? a. granite c. basalt b. limestone d. schist 7. A rock that contains fossils is a a. marble c. granite b. limestone d. rock salt 8. During contact metamorphism, changes occur in rock that is next to a. air c. magma b. water d. soil 9. Metamorphic rocks that show layering or banding are classified as a. organic c. clastic b. intrusive d. foliated 10. A rock with two different textures means that the rock probably a. is sedimentary b. formed at two very different depths c. is metamorphic d. formed as tow different rocks fused 11. Solid particles of various sizes moved by water, wind, or ice. a. sediment c. sandstone b. slate d. marble 12. Dark igneous rock probably contains large amounts of a. calcite c. quartz b. gypsum d. iron or magnesium 13. Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz grain a. slate c. sandstone b. marble d. magma 14. Most hardened lava is rock called a. igneous c. extrusive b. sedimentary d. intrusive 15. Compounds containing silicon and oxygen are called a. graphite c. silicates b. crystals d. carbonate III. Completion. Write the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.

Any naturally occurring inorganic solids that possess an orderly internal structure and definite composition is called ____________________. 2. It is a well tested and widely accepted view that the scientific community agrees _____________. 3. It is a group of interacting parts that form a complex whole.__________________ 4. Humans are part of the earth system, a system which the _________ and _________ components are interconnected. 5. Water enters the atmosphere by _______________ from earth surface and by transpiration from plants. 6. The number of organism living in a certain community is called_________ 7. ____________ refers to everything that surrounds and influences an organism. 8. It is a molten material that forms the inside of the earth._________ 9. The rock that results when lava solidifies are classified as ___________________ 10.It is a term meaning conversion into rock.________________ 11.The number of protons in an atoms nucleus determines its ___________. 12. Atoms that loses or gains electrons is called_________________. 13. It is the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus______________ 14. ________________ consist s of two or more elements bonded together in definite proportions. 15. Atomic number equals the number of______________ and number of _____________
1.

IV. Enumeration. Silicate Minerals 1. 2. 3. Sample of semiprecious stone 4. 5. 6. Sample of Igneous Rocks 7. 8. 9.

Sample of Sedimentary Rocks 10. 11. 12. Abundant Elements in the Earths Crust 13. 14. 15. V. Essay 1. Discuss the Rock Cycle (10 points)

2. Describe the various layers that make up the solid Earth.

3. Compare and contrast the structure, composition, and formation of igneous and sedimentary rocks.