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WorksheetsProperties of Minerals Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Minerals must be
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
c)
Liquid
d)
Organically made
2.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called?
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
3.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
4.
Why is coal not a mineral?
a)
It's not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
5.
Occurs when a mineral breaks along a smooth, flat surface
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
streak
d)
luster
6.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
7.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called?
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
8.
A pure substance made of 2 or more elements that have chemically combined
a)
element
b)
density
c)
crystal
d)
compound
9.
Can a penny scratch fluorite?
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
If a mineral could be scratched by a steel file but not by a glass plate , what mineral is it?
a)
Quartz
b)
Topaz
c)
Orthoclase
d)
Fluorite
11.
What is an example of a defining attribute of a mineral?
a)
Definite chemical composition
b)
Organic
c)
Liquid or Gas
d)
Man Made
12.
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
13.
Many minerals form from the cooling of magma. If the magma cools slowly, what size are the crystals?
a)
small
b)
large
c)
no crystals
14.
If a mineral does not break smoothly, and leaves an uneven surface:
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
hardness
d)
inorganic
15.
A mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
a)
solution
b)
compound
c)
element
d)
crystallization
16.
Magma that reaches the surface
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
water
17.
True or False: Minerals must have a definite chemical composition to be considered a mineral.
a)
True
b)
False
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