Minerals

Which of the following is NOT a description of a mineral?

• inorganic

• naturally occurring

• liquid

• crystal structure

What is the name of the scale used to determine the hardness of a mineral?

• Bob's Hardness Scale

• Mohs Hardness Scale

• Truck Scale

• C Scale

What is the "streak" of a mineral?

• the color of a mineral's powder

• how well a mineral fits on a plate

• how fast a mineral moves

• the color of the stripes in a mineral

What is the formula used to calculate the density of a mineral?

• mass times volume

• length times width

• mass divided by volume

• width divided by height

How many crystal structure patterns are there for minerals?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What are the two ways that minerals form?

• crystallization of melted materials & crystallization of materials dissolved in water

• crystallization of materials dissolved in air & crystallization of water

• crystallization of dirt & crystallization of magma

• crystallization of materials dissolved in air & crystallization of sand

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Which of the following is NOT a use for minerals?

• medicine

• gases

• fertilizer

• electronic equipment

True or False. When magma cools quickly the crystals that form are small.

• True

• False

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What is an ore?

• a special type of mineral

• a rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral

• a solution that contains an economically useful mineral

• a type of cookie that Oreos were developed from

What is the smelting process?

• a process used to catch smelt in a river

• a process that produces oxygen and carbon dioxide

• a process that changes steel into iron

• a process that separates a useful metal from the other elements in an ore

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