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Worksheets5.1-5.4 Minerals
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
inorganic
b)
solid
c)
crystalline structure
d)
man made
2.
What is used to identify minerals?
a)
properties
b)
inorganic
c)
manmade
d)
natural
3.
True or False: A mineral can scratch a mineral harder than itself.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
the breakage of a mineral evenly
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
hardness
d)
luster
5.
the breakage of a mineral unevenly
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
light refraction
d)
luster
6.
Luster would be described as
a)
ability for a mineral to be scratched
b)
whether a mineral shows a double image
c)
ability to see through a mineral
d)
how much light a mineral reflects
7.
Hardness would be described as
a)
ability for a mineral to be scratched.
b)
whether a mineral shows a double image
c)
ability to see through a mineral
d)
how much light a mineral reflects
8.
Transparency would be described as
a)
ability for a mineral to be scratched.
b)
whether a mineral shows a double image
c)
ability to see through a mineral
d)
how much light a mineral reflects
9.
Light refraction would be described as
a)
ability for a mineral to be scratched.
b)
whether a mineral shows a double image
c)
ability to see through a mineral
d)
how much light a mineral reflects
10.
True or False: Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
You can not use only ______________ to identify a mineral.
a)
hardness
b)
luster
c)
color
d)
transparency
12.
What is the name of the scale that measures the hardness of MINERALS?
a)
Diamond Scale
b)
Joey's Hardness Scale
c)
THE MINERAL SCALE
d)
Mohs Hardness Scale
13.
What is the color of a minerals powder?
a)
streak color
b)
color
c)
hardness
d)
luster
14.
If a mineral HAS a reaction to acid. What will happen?
a)
the mineral will dissolve
b)
the mineral will bubble
c)
the mineral will blow up
d)
the mineral does not change
15.
All minerals form through the process of...
a)
heat
b)
cooling
c)
melting
d)
crystallization
16.
When a mineral forms from an iceberg, which melts and then the water evaporates leaving behind solid is called...
a)
minerals from cool solutions
b)
minerals from hot solutions
c)
minerals from magma
d)
minerals from lava
17.
When a mineral forms from water deep in the Earth, which flows into cracks and then the water evaporates leaving behind solid is called...
a)
minerals from cool solutions
b)
minerals from hot solutions
c)
minerals from magma
d)
minerals from lava
18.
When a mineral forms from liquid rock cooling BENEATH the surface and forming LARGE crystals is called...
a)
minerals from cool solutions
b)
minerals from hot solutions
c)
minerals from magma
d)
minerals from lava
19.
When a mineral forms from liquid rock cooling ABOVE the surface and forming SMALL/NO crystals is called...
a)
minerals from cool solutions
b)
minerals from hot solutions
c)
minerals from magma
d)
minerals from lava
20.
Jake has a mineral that has a white streak and is yellow. What is the best property to identify the mineral?
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
hardenss
d)
color
21.
Which mineral has a hardness of 2.5, is glassy and has a white streak?
a)
halite
b)
topaz
c)
flourite
d)
pyrite
22.
Which mineral is glassy, has a white streak, yellow and a hardness of 8?
a)
halite
b)
topaz
c)
flourite
d)
pyrite
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