Mineral Test Review

Calcite can be scratched by a fingernail.

• True

• False

If one oxygen element were removed, the resulting mineral would still be calcite.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Because calcite leaves a white streak, it is a white mineral.

• True

• False

Silver, gold, and copper have shiny surfaces and thus are said to have

• dull luster

• metallic luster

• crystal size

• streak

Which of the following is NOT a test used to identify minerals?

• luster

• cleavage

• crystal size

• streak

Identification tests for minerals are based on their

• scientific names.

• color.

• physical and chemical properties

• chemical composition

96% of the minerals present in Earth's crust are in which mineral group?

• carbonates

• silicates

• oxides

• sulfates

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is true about minerals?

• They are naturally occurring and inorganic.

• They can be synthetically produced.

• They are organic and inorganic.

• They are occasionally found in a liquid state.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Minerals, such as quartz, that break along jagged edges are said to have

• cleavage

• density

• fracture

• special properties

Which mineral would be most useful to a chef?

• chrome

• aluminum

• ilmenite

• titanium