Minerals, Rocks, Fossils Review 1

1. The ________________ scale is used to determine the hardness of minerals.

• Moh's

• streak

• Richter Scale

• carbon

2. Which of the following is NOT a mineral characteristic?

• organic

• naturally occuring

• solid, crystal structure

• definite chemical composition

3. A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition is called a

• mineral

• element

• carbonate

• silicon

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4. A mineral is inorganic, which means that it contains

• compounds

• materials made by humans.

• parts of living things.

• no materials that were once part of living things.

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5. The color of a mineral's powder is called its

• streak.

• luster.

• density.

• hardness.

6. The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a(n)

• crystal.

• element.

• compound.

• rock.

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7. What is the hardest known mineral?

• talc

• quartz

• gold

• diamond

8. The term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface is

• luster

• fluorescence.

• streak

• density

9. The softest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale is

• quartz.

• talc.

• apatite.

• gypsum.

10. Although brick, steel, and glass all come from substances found in Earth's crust, they are NOT classified as minerals because

• they are organic.

• they are not naturally occuring.

• they are too hard.

• they have many uses.

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