Mineral Properties and Identification

9B Identifying Minerals

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Multiple Choice

What state of matter are all minerals?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Multiple Choice

A mineral composed of more than one element would be considered a _______ mineral.

• Compound

• crystalline

• mixed

• elemental

Open Ended

Why do geologists study minerals?

*Cleavage vs. Fracture Video

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Open Ended

You're following your compass while hiking in a rocky area. You pass an outcrop of rocks and notice your compass has veered about 20 degrees towards the outcrop. What could be causing this?

Multiple Choice

Mineralogists normally have to do more than one test to determine the identity of a mineral

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a mineral?

• an element

• a rock formed from something that was once living

• a naturally formed solid substance with a crystal structure

Multiple Choice

When measuring on the Mohs scale of 1 to 10, _______ is the softest.

• 1

• 10

Multiple Choice

True or false: All minerals have the same streak color.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a mineral's hardness?

• It describes the mineral's resistance to scratching.

• It describes the way the mineral breaks into pieces.

• It describes the way a mineral reflects light.

Multiple Select

These 2 properties of a mineral must be tested in order to be observed. One uses a nail and another uses a special plate. (CHOOSE 2)

• Hardness

• Streak

• Color

• Luster