Minerals

What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?

• Rocks are made up of minerals.
• Minerals are made up of rocks.
• Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
• Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.

A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure is known as what? 

• Rock
• Mineral
• Non Silicate Mineral
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

A scientist made an object in a lab that has a crystal structure and was solid. Why is the object not considered a mineral?

• It is a solid
• It is man-made
• It is inorganic
• It has a crystalline structure

Why is coal not a mineral?

• It is not a solid
• It is man-made
• It is not inorganic
• It is made of carbon

A student found a substance that he thought was a mineral. The substance fell out of the container and the liquid spilled all over the floor. Why is the substance not a mineral?

• It is man-made
• It is a liquid
• It is organic
• It is solid

Geologists in search of diamonds are often tricked by quartz because they have similar color, luster, and texture. If they were to scratch the mineral on a tile and see the color of its powder, they they could determine if it was really diamonds. What property were they testing for?

• Hardness
• Fracture
• Crystal Structure
• Streak

A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?

• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Glassy
• Waxy

What does inorganic mean?

• Something that is living
• Something that is dead, but was once living
• Something that was never living

Which minerals would all scratch apatite?

• diamond, topaz, quartz
• quartz, calcite, gypsum
• fluorite, talc, calcite
• diamond, fluorite, corundum

Which mineral would scratch calcite but not scratch apatite?

• fluorite
• gypsum
• talc
• topaz