Geosphere Unit 2 Test

Which of the following are the 5 characteristics of all minerals?

• Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, definite chemical composition, ordered internal structure

• Man-made, organic, liquid, variable chemical composition, random internal structure

• Naturally occurring, organic, gas, definite chemical composition, ordered internal structure

• Man-made, inorganic, solid, variable chemical composition, random internal structure

Fill in the blank: Minerals must occur _______ in the earth.

• in the earth

• naturally

• artificially

• synthetically

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Fill in the blank: Minerals must be _______ (not formed from living things or the remains of living things).

• inorganic

• organic

• synthetic

• biological

What is one characteristic of minerals? They are always _______.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• plasma

Which of the following is a characteristic of minerals?

• They are liquids

• They have a definite chemical composition

• They are gases

• They have no structure.

Minerals have atoms that are arranged in a definite, repeating pattern called a _______ structure.

• crystal

• amorphous

• random

• chaotic

What is one of the physical properties used to identify minerals that refers to the appearance of the mineral in reflected light?

• Luster

• Color

• Hardness

• Streak

What is the physical property used to identify minerals that describes the color of the mineral in powdered form?

• Streak

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

Which physical property used to identify minerals refers to the resistance of a mineral to being scratched?

• Hardness

• Color

• Luster

• Streak

What is the term for the physical property that describes the way a mineral reflects light from its surface?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Density

• Cleavage