WorksheetsMineral Properties and Identification
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not a property that all minerals have in common
a)
Organic
b)
Crystal Structure
c)
Chemical Composition
d)
Naturally Occuring
2.
What is a mineral streak
a)
How hard the mineral is
b)
Powdered form of the mineral
c)
How light reflects off the mineral surface
d)
Vitreous luster
3.
What does vitreous luster mean?
a)
The mineral sample is transparent
b)
The mineral must be colorless
c)
The mineral is shiny
d)
Light reflects off the surface like glass
4.
What does a 1 in the Mohs hardness scale mean?
a)
The mineral is really hard
b)
The mineral is softer than glass
c)
The mineral harder than a penny
d)
The mineral is softer than a fingernail
5.
Which of the following minerals can be scratched by a nail, but not by a penny?
a)
flourite
b)
selenite
c)
pyrite
d)
quartz
6.
Which mineral is difficult to see a streak?
a)
pyrite
b)
magnetite
c)
quartz
d)
calcite
7.
Which of the following minerals fizzes with acid?
a)
Halite
b)
selenite
c)
calcite
d)
feldspar
8.
Which of the following is the only mineral that should scratch a streak plate?
a)
talc
b)
halite
c)
galena
d)
corundum
9.
Which of the following does NOT have a metallic luster?
a)
Pyrite
b)
Magnetite
c)
Feldspar
d)
Galena
10.
Which of the following common objects has a hardness of 4.5?
a)
iron nail
b)
penny
c)
glass
d)
fingernail
11.
Which of the following objects is harder than magnetite?
a)
iron nail
b)
streak plate
c)
fingernail
d)
penny
12.
Which mineral is made of NaCl (same as table salt)?
a)
Calcite
b)
Halite
c)
Selenite
d)
Quartz
13.
Which of the following minerals is green or violet (purple)?
a)
quartz
b)
feldspar
c)
flourite
d)
corundum
14.
Which of the following minerals is fool´s gold?
a)
magnetite
b)
pyrite
c)
galena
d)
corundum
15.
Which metallic mineral is made of lead and you shouldn´t scratch with fingernail?
a)
galena
b)
pyrite
c)
magnetite
16.
What are the only two minerals that you can easily scratch with your fingernail?
a)
quartz and feldspar
b)
calcite and magnetite
c)
selenite and corundum
d)
selenite and talc
17.
What is the major difference between quartz and feldspar?
a)
only one of them scratches glass
b)
quartz is metallic
c)
feldspar is the only one with a white streak
d)
quartz is clear (colorless) feldspar is not
18.
Aluminum soda pop cans are not minerals because:
a)
man made
b)
they are solid
c)
they are made of Al
d)
they are inorganic
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