WorksheetsMinerals Unit Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the definition for Cleavage?
a)
The process of creating a solid crystalline structure from a liquid solution
b)
A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces
c)
Molten rock found above Earth’s surface
d)
A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another.
2.
What is the definition for Crystal?
a)
A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again.
b)
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
c)
Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
d)
A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
3.
What is the definition for Crystallization?
a)
not consisting of or deriving from living matter.
b)
The particle of a mineral or other rock that give a rock it’s texture
c)
A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again.
d)
The process of creating a solid crystalline structure from a liquid solution
4.
What is the definition for Fracture?
a)
Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
b)
The color of a mineral’s powder
c)
A mineral’s ability to split easily along flat surfaces
d)
The way in a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
5.
What is the definition for Grain?
a)
Molten rock found below Earth’s surface
b)
The way in a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
c)
The particle of a mineral or other rock that give a rock it’s texture
d)
They way a mineral reflects light from its surface
6.
What is the definition for Inorganic?
a)
not consisting of or deriving from living matter.
b)
A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again.
c)
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
d)
The way in a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
7.
What is the definition for Lava?
a)
Molten rock found above Earth’s surface
b)
Molten rock found below Earth’s surface
c)
The way in a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
d)
A mineral’s ability to split easily along flat surfaces
8.
What is the definition for Luster?
a)
A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
b)
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
c)
They way a mineral reflects light from its surface
d)
The color of a mineral’s powde
9.
What is the definition for Magma?
a)
Molten rock found above Earth’s surface
b)
Molten rock found below Earth’s surface
c)
Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
d)
A mineral’s ability to split easily along flat surfaces
10.
What is the definition of Mineral?
a)
A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
b)
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
c)
The way in a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
d)
not consisting of or deriving from living matter.
11.
What is the definition of Mohs Hardness Scale?
a)
A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
b)
The particle of a mineral or other rock that give a rock it’s texture
c)
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
d)
A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another.
12.
What is the definition of Ore?
a)
They way a mineral reflects light from its surface
b)
The particle of a mineral or other rock that give a rock it’s texture
c)
Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
d)
The process of creating a solid crystalline structure from a liquid solution
13.
What is the definition of Solution?
a)
A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another.
b)
not consisting of or deriving from living matter.
c)
They way a mineral reflects light from its surface
d)
A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
14.
What is the definition of Streak?
a)
Molten rock found below Earth’s surface
b)
The color of a mineral’s powder
c)
Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
d)
Molten rock found above Earth’s surface
15.
What is the definition of Vein?
a)
Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
b)
The way in a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.
c)
A narrow deposit of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock
d)
The process of creating a solid crystalline structure from a liquid solution
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