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WorksheetsMinerals
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite crystalline structure
a)
A mineral
b)
A rock
c)
Soil
d)
Atom
2.
A mineral containing silicon and oxygen in its crystal structure
a)
gypsum
b)
mica
c)
silicate
d)
halite
3.
To disperse or disappear in a solution
a)
Dissipate
b)
Dissolve
c)
Dialate
d)
Drain
4.
A atom, or group of atoms with an electric charge
a)
Mineral
b)
Inorganic
c)
ion
d)
gypsum
5.
Minerals with predictable patterns. A solid of a chemical substance with a regular, repeating pattern of ions.
a)
inorganic
b)
chemical
c)
galena
d)
crystal
6.
Molten rock stored beneath earth's surface.
a)
magma
b)
molten
c)
basalt
d)
ice
7.
The process where particles dissolve in a liquid or melt, solidifying and forming crystals
a)
calcite
calcite
calcite
b)
crystallatization
c)
arrangement
d)
nonsilicates
8.
When molten rock erupts on or near Earth's surface
a)
vertical
b)
volcanic rock
c)
lava
d)
mantle
9.
What process causes crystallization of minerals from magma
a)
cooling
b)
eruption
c)
evaporation
d)
melting
10.
What process causes minerals to form in a shallow lake during dry conditions?
a)
burial
b)
evaporation
c)
high pressure
d)
melting
11.
The property of a mineral that shows resistance to being scratched
a)
hardness
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
12.
When a mineral breaks and forms uneven surfaces is has
a)
cleavage
b)
color
c)
fracture
d)
streak
13.
The color of a mineral in powder form
a)
quartz
b)
hardness
c)
mineralogist
d)
streak
14.
A scale to compare the hardness of different minerals
a)
Mohs Hardness Scale
b)
Mineral Harness Scale
c)
Metallic Scale
d)
Evaluation scale
15.
Which of the following is not a special property of minerals
texture
smell
flamable
magnetic
texture
smell
flamable
magnetic
a)
texture
b)
smell
c)
flamable
d)
magnetic
16.
What do symmetrical crystal shapes indicate about a mineral?
a)
Hardness of 8 on the Mohs hardness scale
b)
a metallic luster
c)
an orderly arrangement of atoms
d)
a tendency to vary in color
17.
Scientist who study the distribution of minerals, their properties, and their uses
a)
Meteorologist
b)
Maximum
c)
Mineralogists
d)
Paleontologist
18.
Which tool is used to determine a mineral's streak?
a)
cooper penny
b)
glass
c)
fingernail
d)
porcelain tile
19.
What physical properties result from the way light interacts with a mineral?
a)
color & density
b)
color & luster
c)
density and luster
d)
hardness & luster
20.
Which mineral reacts with hydrochloric acid?
a)
calcite
calcite
calcite
b)
fluorite
c)
gypsum
d)
quartz
21.
A gold vein forms in which of the following crystallization environments?
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
cool solution
d)
hot solution
22.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
23.
What mineral can pick up a paperclip because of it's magnetic properties?
a)
galena
b)
graphite
c)
magnetite
d)
hematite
24.
A mineral which contains a useful substance is call a/an?
a)
gem
b)
quarry
c)
ore
d)
rock
25.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called?
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
26.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called?
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
27.
Occurs when a mineral breaks along a smooth, flat surface
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
streak
d)
luster
28.
Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?
a)
talc
b)
sulfer
c)
mica
d)
pyrite
29.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
30.
Cubic Zirconium, a fake diamond, is not a mineral because?
a)
It is not inorganic
b)
It is not a solid
c)
It is man-made
d)
It doesn't look like a gem
31.
The outward appearance of the atomic arrangement of elements in minerals is called?
a)
cleavage
b)
crystal
c)
hardness
d)
streak
32.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
None of the above
33.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
34.
Can a penny scratch fluorite?
a)
Yes
b)
No
35.
Can a glass plate scratch apatite?
a)
Yes
b)
No
36.
Which of these minerals is softer than glass?
a)
Topaz
b)
Corundum
c)
Calcite
d)
Orthoclase
37.
What mineral is salt?
a)
quartz
b)
sulfur
c)
halite
d)
calcite
38.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Organic
c)
Chemical Composition
d)
Solid
39.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
40.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
41.
What term refers to the regular, geometric shapes that occur in many minerals?
a)
fracture
b)
crystal
c)
composition
d)
none of the above
42.
The tenancy for a mineral to break along curved, irregular shaped surfaces
a)
mineral
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
fracture
43.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
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