Chapter 6 Lesson 1 Review

_________ are natural, non living solid crystals that make up rocks.

• Rocks

• Crystals

• Minerals

• Diamonds

• Everyday

Which is not a property of minerals?

• color

• luster

• hardness

• shine

• cleavage

___________ is how easily the surface of a mineral can be scratched.

• Hardness

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Streak

Read the description above. Which detail(s) show that Fluorite is a mineral?

• It is inorganic.

• It is a solid.

• It can be defined by a chemical formula.

• All of the above.

Read the definition above and use your knowledge about minerals to choose the correct definition:

• Ivory is a mineral because minerals either come from living things or are man-made.

• Ivory is a mineral because minerals are always white in color.

• Ivory is not a mineral because minerals don’t come from living things.

• Ivory is not a mineral because minerals are not solids.

Check all that are correct:

A mineral must be:

• a crystalline structure

• formed by geological processes

• a solid

• inorganic

Why is water not a mineral?

• It is inorganic.

• It is a liquid.

• It is naturally occurring.

• It has a crystalline structure.

Read the description above. Use the definition of minerals to choose the correct statement about sandstone.

• Sandstone is a mineral because minerals always have a hardness of 6.5.

• Sandstone is a mineral because minerals are always made of quartz.

• Sandstone is not a mineral because each mineral can only come in one color.

• Sandstone is not a mineral because minerals are pure substances.

Read the description above. Use the definition of minerals to choose the correct statement about Portland cement.

• Portland cement is a mineral because all minerals are made of limestone.

• Portland cement is a mineral because all minerals harden when mixed with water.

• Portland is not a mineral because minerals are not man-made.

• Portland cement is not a mineral because minerals aren’t used in daily life.

Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?

• color

• toxicity

• combustion

• chemical stability