Color is not the best clue to identify minerals because _____.

many minerals can be the same color

colors may vary with weathering or other impurities

some minerals have more than one color or shade of a color

What does Definite Chemical Composition means?

Certain elements in definite proportions

Random elements in indefinite proportions

A mineral can be formed from which of the following ways?

rock being heated to form a liquid.

According to Moh's scale, which is true about feldspar?

It can be scratched by topaz but not fluorite

How are rocks and minerals different?

Rocks are made from many different minerals; minerals are made of one specific compound

Rocks and minerals are the same.

Rocks are made from different minerals and minerals are made of different rocks

Rocks are made of specific compounds; minerals aren't

Scientist test for the hardness of a mineral by doing which of the following?

scratching the mineral against other substances of known hardness

measuring the mass of the mineral and comparing it against other minerals

observing how light reflects off the mineral and how the mineral looks as a result

observing the color of a mineral and comparing it against other minerals

Which of the following is one way to tell which of the two minerals is harder?

The harder mineral will scratch the softer one.

The harder mineral will mark a penny.

The harder mineral will attract a magnet.

The harder mineral cannot be scratched by steel.

Minerals

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

___________ is the color of powdered mineral.

Luster

Streak

Fracture

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.

cleavage

magnetic

luster

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_________ is how easily something can be scratched.

specific gravity

luster

hardness

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.

physical properties

name

location

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Fracture

Cleavage

Glassy

Waxy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Fracture

Cleavage

Glassy

Waxy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

They are liquids

They are formed in nature

They are inorganic

They have crystalline structure

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Minerals

40 questions

___________ is the color of powdered mineral.

___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.

_________ is how easily something can be scratched.

Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.

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

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

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

The special property that causes some minerals to glow is:

What mineral can pick up a paperclip because of it's magnetic properties?

The mineral halite is formed by

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