Minerals Quiz

Any nonliving solid that has a crystal form is a ______________.

• rock

• plastic

• mineral

• brick

There are over _______________ different minerals found on Earth.

• 470

• 4,700

• 7,400

• 47,000

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All minerals form in __________________ - under the ground, in caves and even in the air.

• Hawaii

• a laboratory

• museum

• nature

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Crystal shape is a characteristic to identify minerals. What shape did we not use to identify a mineral?

• square pyramid

• square prism

• cylinder

• hexagonal prism

Diamonds are always made of ________________:

• sulfur

• carbon

• lava

• glass

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Calcite is always made of the elements calcium, carbon and _____________.

• oxygen

• water

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

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The Mohs Scale is used to identify the luster of a mineral.

• True

• False

Hardness is a mineral's ability to scratch another mineral.

• False

• True

What is the highest number possible on the Mohs Scale?

• 9

• 11

• 10

• 5

Luster describes how minerals reflect light.

• False

• True