Ch. 3 Lesson 2 Quiz Review

What do we call scientists who study minerals?

• geologist

• chemist

• mineralogist

• crystalogist

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What two PROPERTIES do mineralogist use to identify ("classify" or "sort") minerals?
Choose TWO answers!

• colors

• physical

• chemical

• texture

True or False: You can identify a mineral using ONLY it's color.

• True

• False

True or False: One type of mineral can be several different colors. (Hint: think about quartz!)

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

True or False: Many different minerals can also be the same color.

• True

• False

Which physical property means, "the way a mineral reflects or absorbs light?"

• color

• luster

• hardness

• streak

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which one is NOT a way to describe luster?

• earthy

• glassy

• silky

• sparkly

When you scratch a mineral on an unglazed porcelain plate, the color of the powder left behind is called _______________________.

• luster

• color

• powder

• streak

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What mineralogist created a scale based off the hardness of certain minerals?

• Friedrich Mohs

• Galileo

• Albert Einstein

• Albert Ghiorso

The Mohs Hardness Scale ranges from 1 to _________.

• 30

• 50

• 4,000

• 10