WorksheetsMinerals review Earth Science
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ________ measures how hard a mineral is.
a)
Miller Scale
b)
Dishong Scale
c)
Curly Scale
d)
Mohs Scale
2.
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
3.
The way a surface (of a mineral) reflect light. Either metallic or nonmetallic:
a)
Cleavage
b)
Streak
c)
Luster
d)
Reflection
4.
The tendency for a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form, smooth flat surfaces.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Crystallization
d)
Fracture
5.
If a mineral does not break smoothly, and leaves an uneven surface:
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
hardness
d)
inorganic
6.
What are the two types of luster?
a)
Metallic and Metallic
b)
Nonmetallic and Shiny
c)
Metallic and Nonmetallic
d)
Shiny and Dull
7.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
8.
The mineral in the picture has a ____________ luster.
a)
Nonmetallic
b)
Metallic
c)
Pearly
d)
Earthy
9.
The "heaviness" of the mineral
a)
luster
b)
specific gravity
c)
hardness
10.
5 characteristics of a mineral
a)
cleavage, crystal structure, fracture, hardness
b)
Crystal Structure, inorganic, Solid, naturally occurring, definite chemical composition
11.
What are the main physical properties of minerals?
a)
Luster, Streak, Color
b)
Streak, Hardness, Luster
c)
Hardness, Color, Luster, Streak
d)
Hardness, Color
12.
The way a mineral breaks unevenly and unsmooth like refers to its ______ ,
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Hardness
d)
Shatter
13.
Which of these is a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
It is organic
b)
It exists in a liquid state
c)
It is a naturally formed
d)
It has a varying chemical composition
14.
Why is color not the best way to identify a mineral?
a)
The color of the minerals power is always the same.
b)
It is hard to tell the color of a mineral.
c)
Color IS the best way to identify minerals.
d)
A mineral can have different colors or change color when exposed to water and air.
15.
Use Moh's hardness scale to answer the question. A penny has a hardness of 3.5. Which mineral has a hardness most similar to a penny?
a)
Fluorite
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Quartz
16.
Do minerals have the same outside color and streak color?
a)
Yes
b)
No
17.
According to the Mohs Scale what is the softest mineral?
a)
diamond
b)
quartz
c)
ruby
d)
talc
18.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
20.
Which family does quartz (SiO2) belong to?
a)
Native element
b)
Silicate
c)
Carbonate
d)
Sulfate
21.
Which group of minerals are the most abundant in the Earth's crust?
a)
Silicates
b)
Chlorides
c)
Carbonates
d)
Sulfides
22.
Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.
a)
physical properties
b)
name
c)
location
23.
Minerals have
a)
no crystal form
b)
proteins
c)
crystal shape
24.
What can you infer about graphite from the fact that you can scratch it with just your fingernail?
a)
It's not very lustrous.
b)
It's not very hard.
c)
Its streak is black colored.
d)
It has fracture.
25.
The name of a scientist that studies rocks and minerals is called a . . .
a)
biologist
b)
geologist
c)
zoologist
d)
rockologist
26.
There are many properties that can be used to identify minerals, but we use which properties?
a)
a. magnetism, inclusion, streak, color
b)
b. fracture, cleavage, transparency, gravity
c)
c. radioactivity, crystal structure, hardness, streak
d)
d. color, streak, luster, hardness, and cleavage/fracture
27.
Which property is the most obvious but least dependable property of a mineral?
a)
a. fracture
b)
b. color
c)
c. luster
d)
d. streak
28.
Which property is the most obvious but least dependable property of a mineral?
a)
a. fracture
b)
b. color
c)
c. luster
d)
d. streak
29.
Who is the father of geology?
a)
Hess
b)
Hutton
c)
Darwin
d)
Wegener
30.
A silicate tetrahedron is surrounded by ________.
a)
4 oxygen atoms
b)
6 oxygen atoms
c)
6 sodium atoms
d)
14 sodium atoms
31.
Calculate density:What is the density of an object with a mass of 60g and a volume of 2 cm 3
a)
35 g / cm 3
b)
20 g/ cm3
c)
30 g/ cm3
32.
Minerals with only one element are called?
a)
native mineral
b)
silicon
c)
atoms
33.
what is an example of a crystal shape?
a)
solid
b)
tetragonal
c)
hexgarnet
34.
minerals arranged in a repeating pattern is called?
a)
ordinary
b)
crystal structure
c)
common
35.
The carbonate family always contains which element?
a)
hefty
b)
fracture
c)
cleavage
36.
What is the difference between FRACTURE AND CLEAVAGE?
a)
regular breakage that follows the atomic structure of a mineral.
b)
Fracture is irregular
c)
both responses are correct.
37.
A mineral can take the shape of one of the six major ____________________ systems.
a)
feldspar
b)
crystal
c)
magma
38.
How many oxygen atoms are in the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
39.
when a mineral breaks along smooth and flat planes. We call that?
a)
hardness
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
40.
A scientist shines an ultraviolet light on a mineral and the classroom light is off, you are looking for?
a)
radioactivity
b)
phosphorescence
c)
fluorescence
41.
A mineral that splits into even sheets shows what property?
a)
low density
b)
consistent streak
c)
sheety cleavage
42.
Minerals recrystallize due to what changes?
a)
heat, grain, size
b)
heat, magma, mass
c)
heat, pressure, chemical action of water
43.
The sides of a crystal are called the mineral?
a)
luster
b)
face
c)
freckles
44.
The angle at which crystal faces meet is always the _______ for each kind of mineral
a)
different
b)
arranged
c)
opposite
d)
same
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