Big Idea 6 Minerals & Their Properties Quiz

What is a mineral?

• A solid, naturally occurring, non-living substance

• A liquid, naturally occurring, non-living substance

• A solid, man-made, living substance

• A liquid, man-made, living substance

What is a crystal?

• A plasma shape with a fixed pattern

• A gas shape with a fixed pattern

• A solid shape with a fixed pattern

• A liquid shape with a fixed pattern

How many different minerals have been identified?

• Over 4,800

• Over 3,800

• Over 2,800

• Over 1,800

What is the color of a mineral?

• The color of the light which is transmitted through the mineral’s surface

• The color of the light which is absorbed by the mineral’s surface

• The color of the light which is reflected off the mineral’s surface

• The color of the light which is emitted by the mineral’s surface

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What is streak?

• The color a mineral leaves when it is rubbed on a rough surface

• The color a mineral leaves when it is heated

• The color a mineral leaves when it is dissolved in water

• The color a mineral leaves when it is cooled

What is luster?

• How a mineral sounds when it is struck

• How a mineral smells

• How a mineral tastes

• How shiny a mineral appears when it reflects light off its surface

What is hardness?

• A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

• A measure of how easily a mineral can be dissolved

• A measure of how easily a mineral can be melted

• A measure of how easily a mineral can be bent

What is the softest known mineral?

• Calcite

• Quartz

• Diamond

• Talc

What is cleavage?

• The appearance of the surface of a mineral when it is melted

• The appearance of the surface of a mineral when it is broken

• The appearance of the surface of a mineral when it is bent

• The appearance of the surface of a mineral when it is dissolved