4.07 Unit Test

The atoms within a mineral are arranged in an orderly, repeating three-dimensional pattern. Which of the characteristics of minerals does this statement describe?

• Solid          

• Inorganic

• Crystal Structure

• Made In Nature

In the lab, a student wants to identify two different minerals. So, she takes them and scrapes them across a plate to see the color of the powder they leave behind. What property of minerals is she testing?

• Color   

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

A measure of a mineral's resistance to scratching. This is measured by scratching it against another substance of known hardness on the Mohs Hardness Scale.

• Color     

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Which statement is the best example of the mineral property of cleavage?  

• The mineral broke and had jagged edges.     

• The mineral broke and had flat edges.

•   Minerals never break

• All are correct

Each element is made up of only one type of______.

• Atom        

• Element

• Compound

• Chemical

Some of Earth's rocks are formed by the cooling of a molten material called

• Magma

• Ore

• Coal

• Lime

What type of rock results from the cooling of lava from a volcano?

• Sedimentary

• Bituminous

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

When rocks undergo weathering, they become

• Magma

• Igneous rocks

• Sediment

• Volcanic cones

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition