Minerals and Their Properties

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

• Naturally occurring

• Solid

• Organic

• Structure

Color is one property used to identify minerals.

• True

• False

A professional rock expert is called what?

• Geologist

• Igneologist

• Petrologist

• Stone doctor

Which is NOT one of the three top varieties of rocks?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Paleomorphic

Minerals are made of one or more _____, which are natural and simple substances.

• Crystals

• Geodes

• Substances

• Rocks

Minerals have properties that geologists study. What is the property that measures how well a mineral reflects light?

• Color

• Brightness

• Hardness

• Streak

On Moh's hardness scale, which of the following minerals is the hardest?

• Talc

• Apatite

• Gypsum

• Diamond

A mineral CANNOT be

• Solid

• Formed from once-living material

• Naturally occurring

• Light in color

The Mohs scale measures

• Density of a mineral

• Mineral's hardness

• The luster of a mineral

• A mineral's type of crystalline structure

Diamond is

• The hardest mineral on the Mohs scale

• A nonmetallic element

• The only mineral with luster

• An iosotope of silicone