Mineral Properties and Earth Layers Quiz

Which mineral property is measured using the Mohs scale?

• Color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

What is the term for the way a mineral reflects light?

• Hardness

• Fracture

• Luster

• Color

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What property describes how a mineral breaks along smooth, flat planes?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Luster

What mineral property is least reliable for identification?

• Color

• Hardness

• Luster

• Cleavage

Which mineral is known for having a metallic luster?

• Talc

• Pyrite

• Garnet

• Fluorite

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What term describes the resistance of a mineral to being scratched?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Fracture

Which layer of the Earth is composed primarily of solid iron and nickel?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the Earth's thinnest layer?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the layer of the Earth that we can stand on?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Inner Core

• Mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core