Rocks & Minerals

Rocks & Minerals

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Social Studies

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Scratching a mineral against a glass plate is a method of determining its __________.

Back

hardness

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which mineral property is best illustrated by the following diagram?

Back

cleavage

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which mineral property is being tested in the following diagram? Options: density, luster, fracture, streak

Back

streak

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The reflection of light from the surface of a mineral is called __________.

Back

luster

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Describe the luster of the following mineral: glassy, dull, metallic, nonmetallic

Back

metallic

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which factor determines the crystal shape of a mineral?

Back

arrangement of atoms

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the basic atomic structure that forms when oxygen and silicon unite?

Back

tetrahedron

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