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Minerals and Soil Quiz

Authored by Hannah Northcutt

Geography

11th Grade

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Minerals and Soil Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a characteristic of minerals?

Have a definite chemical composition

Can be a liquid or gas

Must be inorganic

Must occur naturally in the earth

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the physical property used to describe how a mineral reflects light from its surface?

Color

Luster

Hardness

Streak

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which mineral has the highest hardness on the Mohs Hardness Scale?

Quartz

Diamond

Feldspar

Talc

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is a mineral's color a dependable source for identification?

YES

NO

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the color of the powder scraped off a mineral when it is rubbed against a hard, rough surface?

White

Different from the mineral's color

The same as the mineral's color

Black

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the measure of the amount of matter in a given volume of a mineral?

Streak

Density

Luster

Hardness

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the size of a mineral crystal relate to the cooling rate of magma?

Slow cooling produces small crystals

Fast cooling produces large crystals

Slow cooling produces large crystals

Fast cooling produces small crystals

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