Minerals Review

The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 

• hardness
• specific gravity
• luster
• streak

Why is coal not a mineral?

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

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

• streak
• luster
• hardness
• heft

What does inorganic mean?

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

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

• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Glassy
• Waxy

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

• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Glassy
• Waxy

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals? 

• inorganic
• made up of crystals 
• naturally found on Earth
• organic

Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm³. What is the density of the rock?

• 7 mL
• 7 g/cm³
• 28 g/cm³
• 1/7 g/cm³

Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm³. What is its density?

• 3 g/cm³
• 1/3 g/cm³
• 27 g/cm³
• 39 g/cm³