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WorksheetsMinerals (section 1 + 2)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The tendency of some minerals to break along a flat surface. It is caused by the arrangement of the mineral's atoms.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Element
c)
Density
d)
Crystal
2.
The tendency of some minerals to break along uneven or curved surfaces.
a)
Luster
b)
Fracture
c)
Atom
d)
Cleavage
3.
Minerals that contain a mixture of silicon and oxygen.
a)
Mineral
b)
Silicate Mineral
c)
Non-Silicate Mineral
d)
Streak
4.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical or physical means.
a)
Element
b)
Atom
c)
Streak
d)
Compound
5.
The measure of how much matter there is in a given amount of space.
a)
Element
b)
Mineral
c)
Density
d)
Crystal
6.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched.
a)
Element
b)
Streak
c)
Luster
d)
Hardness
7.
A solid geometric form of minerals produced by a repeating pattern of atoms throughout the mineral.
a)
Streak
b)
Mineral
c)
Luster
d)
Crystal
8.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure.
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Mineral
d)
Crystal
9.
The smallest part of an element that has all the properties of the element.
a)
Atom
b)
Crystal
c)
Streak
d)
Luster
10.
A substance that is made of two or more elements chemically combined.
a)
Compound
b)
Cleavage
c)
Atom
d)
Element
11.
The color of a mineral in a powdered form. It is found by rubbing the mineral on a unglazed porcelain plate.
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Mineral
d)
Streak
12.
The way a surface reflects light.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Hardness
d)
Color
13.
Minerals that do not contain a combination of the elements silicon and oxygen.
a)
Non-silicate Minerals
b)
Luster
c)
Silicate Minerals
d)
Atoms
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