Introduction to Minerals

Which tool is used to test the streak of a mineral?

• Hammer

• Streak plate

• Glass plate

• Metal rod

True or False: The color of a mineral's streak can change over time.

• True

• False

What is fracture in minerals?

• Smooth breaking

• Jagged, rough breaking

• Dissolving

• Melting

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

• The color of the magma

• The cooling rate of the magma

• The location of the magma

• The age of the magma.

Which of the following cooling rates will result in no crystal formation?

• A) Slowly

• B) Quickly

• C) Very quickly

• D) Moderately

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Calcite will ______ in reaction to a weak acid.

• dissolve

• bubble

• melt

• freeze

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Halite can be identified by which taste?

• Sweet

• Bitter

• Salty

• Sour

What is an example of a mineral ore mentioned in the text?

• Hematite

• Quartz

• Bauxite

• Galena

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Gold, copper, and iron are extracted from ______.

• Quarries

• Mines

• Rivers

• Deserts

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Marine won ore is mined from under which of the following?

• Mountains

• Forests

• Ocean

• Deserts

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