WorksheetsMineral Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
There are many properties that can be used to identify minerals, but we use which properties?
a)
a. magnetism, inclusion, streak, color
b)
b. fracture, cleavage, transparency, gravity
c)
c. radioactivity, crystal structure, hardness, streak
d)
d. color, streak, luster, hardness, and cleavage/fracture
2.
What scale is used to test the hardness of a mineral?
a)
Mineral Hardness Scale
b)
Moh's Hardness Scale
c)
Hom's Hardness Scale
d)
Shom Hardness Scale
3.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral?
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
4.
What is a naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition and a regular internal structure?
a)
a. limestone
b)
b. rock
c)
c. mineral
d)
d. rock
5.
Which property is the most obvious but least dependable property of a mineral?
a)
a. fracture
b)
b. color
c)
c. luster
d)
d. streak
6.
When a crystal is broken, it reveals a particular crystal shape. This shape is known as?
a)
a. fracture
b)
b. streak
c)
c. cleavage
d)
d. luster
7.
The way the surface of a substance reflects light is which property?
a)
a. luster
b)
b. color
c)
c. cleavage
d)
d. hardness
8.
Describing the way a mineral is broken and can be described as smooth, irregular, jagged, or splintery is called?
a)
a. cleavage
b)
b. fracture
c)
c. streak
d)
d. hardness
9.
The color of crushed mineral powder is known as the mineral's?
a)
a. streak
b)
b. color
c)
c. hardness
d)
d. luster
10.
How a substance will resist being scratched by another substance is called?
a)
a. color
b)
b. streak
c)
c. fracture
d)
d. hardness
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