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WorksheetsMineral quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition called?
a)
Mineral
b)
Rock
c)
Element
d)
Vein
2.
If something does not come from materials that were once part of a living thing, that object is said to be:
a)
Organic
b)
Inorganic
c)
Dead
d)
Plastic
3.
Particles of a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again. What is this called
a)
Crystal
b)
Element
c)
Compound
d)
Inorganic
4.
A substance composed of a single kind of atom
a)
Vein
b)
Crystal
c)
Compound
d)
Element
5.
2 or more elements are combined so that the elements no longer have distinct properties
a)
Crystal
b)
Element
c)
Compound
d)
Solid
6.
A mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
a)
Crystal
b)
Element
c)
Compound
d)
Solution
7.
A narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is much different from the surrounding rock
a)
Vein
b)
Solid
c)
Element
d)
Gemstone
8.
A hard, colorful mineral that has a brillant or glassy luster
a)
Alloy
b)
Ore
c)
Gemstone
d)
Vein
9.
A rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
a)
Crystal
b)
Vein
c)
Gemstone
d)
Ore
10.
An ore is melted to separate the useful metal from other elements the ore contains
a)
Ore
b)
Smelting
c)
Alloy
d)
Gemstone
11.
A solid mixture of 2 or more metals
a)
Ore
b)
Gemstone
c)
Alloy
d)
Compound
12.
A resource which can be used repeatedly because it is replaced naturally.
a)
A renewable resource
b)
A nonrenewable resource
c)
Crystal
d)
A mineral
13.
A resource of economic value that can not be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption.
a)
Crystal
b)
A renewable resource
c)
A nonrenewable resource
d)
Fracture
14.
The term that describes how a mineral reflec ts light from its surface
a)
Fluorescence
b)
Fracture
c)
Cleavage
d)
Luster
15.
A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Luster
d)
Fluorescence
16.
The way a mineral looks when it breaks
a)
Luster
b)
Fluorescence
c)
Cleavage
d)
Fracture
17.
A mineral's ability to glow under Ultraviolet light
a)
Fluorescence
b)
Fracture
c)
Cleavage
d)
Luster
18.
The softest mineral known to man
a)
Quartz
b)
Diamond
c)
Talc
d)
Gypsum
19.
The hardest mineral know to man
a)
Quartz
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Gypsum
20.
Anyone who searches for an ore deposit is called
a)
Scientist
b)
Miner
c)
Gold digger
d)
Prospector
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