WorksheetsMinerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.
a)
physical properties
b)
name
c)
location
2.
The ________ measures how hard a mineral is.
a)
Miller Scale
b)
Dishong Scale
c)
Curly Scale
d)
Mohs Scale
3.
___________ is the color of powdered mineral.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Fracture
4.
_________ is how easily something can be scratched.
a)
specific gravity
b)
luster
c)
hardness
5.
___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.
a)
cleavage
b)
magnetic
c)
luster
6.
_____ is if something breaks into smooth flat layers.
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
7.
__________ is if a mineral breaks apart in a jagged or rough layer.
a)
cleavage
b)
luster
c)
fracture
8.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Heaviness
d)
Density
9.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
10.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
11.
The definition of a mineral does NOT include:
a)
crystalline structure
b)
solid
c)
organic
d)
natural
12.
The special property that causes some minerals to glow is:
a)
Density
b)
Reclamation
c)
Fluorescence
d)
Specific Gravity
13.
Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?
a)
They are liquids
b)
They are formed in nature
c)
They are inorganic
d)
They have crystalline structure
14.
The ratio of an objects mass to its volume is called
a)
Fluorescence
b)
Streak
c)
Ore
d)
Density
15.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
16.
What mineral can pick up a paperclip because of it's magnetic properties?
a)
galena
b)
graphite
c)
magnetite
d)
hematite
17.
Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?
a)
talc
b)
sulfer
c)
mica
d)
pyrite
18.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
19.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
20.
A mineral can be formed from which of the following ways?
a)
Precipitation
b)
breaking rocks
c)
Condensation
d)
Evaporation of water solutions
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