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WorksheetsMinerals Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
A mineral with a hardness of 7 can scratch
a)
orthoclase feldspar, but cannot scratch talc.
b)
calcite, but cannot scratch apatite.
c)
topaz, but cannot scratch fluorite.
d)
gypsum, but cannot scratch corundum.
2.
___________ is the color of powdered mineral.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Fracture
3.
___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.
a)
cleavage
b)
magnetic
c)
luster
4.
_________ is how easily something can be scratched.
a)
specific gravity
b)
luster
c)
hardness
5.
The ________ measures how hard a mineral is.
a)
Miller Scale
b)
Dishong Scale
c)
Curly Scale
d)
Mohs Scale
6.
Which of the following is an example of luster?
a)
Soft
b)
White
c)
Metallic
d)
Hard
7.
_____________________ means that the mineral was formed by nature, not by a human or machine
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Inorganic Processes
c)
Solid
d)
Crystal Shape
8.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
9.
Rubbing a mineral on a streak plate determines the color of the mineral's _____________
a)
Surface
b)
Interior
c)
Powder
d)
Crystals
10.
How do you determine the density of a mineral?
a)
D=M/V
b)
D=V/M
c)
D=M x V
d)
D= V x M
11.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Heaviness
d)
Density
12.
Which of the following is not a way to identify luster?
a)
Slippery
b)
Waxy
c)
Pearly
d)
Nonmetallic
13.
If someone describes a mineral as "waxy," which mineral property are they describing?
a)
luster
b)
crystal form
c)
hardness
d)
color
14.
What is the hardest mineral?
a)
hematite
b)
gypsum
c)
quartz
d)
diamond
15.
How does the streak test, in which a mineral sample is rubbed against a tile, help to identify different minerals?
a)
Minerals that leave streaks usually are quartz.
b)
If the mineral scratches the tile, then it is harder than the tile.
c)
Sometimes the streak is a different color than the mineral.
d)
The streak left by the mineral will reveal the shape of its crystals.
16.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a specific chemical formula and repeating three-dimensional structure
a)
Mohs Hardness Scale
b)
Mineral
c)
Magnetic Atrraction
d)
Streak
17.
A property that describes if heat or electrical charges pass through the material easily
a)
Conductivity
b)
Hardness
c)
Luster
d)
Inorganic
18.
All matter that does not have the chemical and structural characteristics of living matter (not alive, never was alive)
a)
Malleability
b)
Mineral
c)
Inorganic
d)
Hardness
19.
A property that describes the ability of the material to be rolled or hammered into thin sheets
a)
Mineral Crystal
b)
Magnetic Attraction
c)
Streak
d)
Malleability
20.
Geometric shape of a mineral that reflects its internal crystalline arrangement of atoms
a)
Conductivity
b)
Mineral Crystal
c)
Luster
d)
Moh's Hardness Scale
21.
This chart is an example of
a)
Moh's Hardness Scale
b)
Density
c)
SNIFE
d)
Color & Streak
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