Rocks, Minerals, & Mining Quiz

What are the 6 physical properties used to identify minerals?

• density, volume, mass, length, width, height
• taste, sound, flexibility, transparency, conductivity, magnetism
• color, luster, hardness, cleavage, fracture, and specific gravity
• shape, size, weight, texture, temperature, smell

What does the size of a mineral crystal tell you about the magma from which it was formed?

• It can indicate the cooling rate of the magma.
• It can indicate the age of the magma.
• It can indicate the density of the magma.
• It can indicate the color of the magma.

How are minerals used?

• Minerals are used in industries, construction, technology, and daily life.
• Minerals have no practical use in modern society
• Minerals are only used for scientific research
• Minerals are only used for decoration purposes

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Which of the following are characteristics that every mineral must have?

• solid under normal conditions
• organic
• naturally occurring
• a fixed chemical formula

A mineral is described as being metallic and another is described as dull. What property is this?

• luster
• color
• hardness
• streak
• density

The Mohs scale shows the range of which mineral property?

• hardness
• color
• luster
• streak
• density

Which layer of rock in this image was most recently deposited?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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The type of igneous rock that contains a high amount of magnesium and iron is

• felsic
• clastic
• mafic
• foliated
• organic

Which type of igneous rock illustrates the fastest cooling of magma?

• coarse-grained
• fine-grained
• porphyritic
• glassy

When rock is bent and folded underground, creating high pressure, which type of metamorphism occurs?

• contact
• dynamic
• regional
• hydrothermal