WorksheetsIdentifying Minerals Quizizz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All rocks are made out of...
a)
other rocks
b)
minerals
c)
Mica
d)
Fluorite
2.
Scientist who study the earth are called...
a)
Volcanologist
b)
Palentologist
c)
Archologist
d)
Geologist
3.
Geologist name and identify minerals by their different ___________.
a)
properties
b)
size
c)
shape
d)
color
4.
True or False:
Some minerals can come in more than one color.
Some minerals can come in more than one color.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What property is being observed when you rub a mineral on a surface and look at the color of the mark it leaves?
a)
hardness
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
magnetism
6.
What property is being observed when a geologist is scratching a mineral?
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
7.
Small pieces of broken minerals are called...
a)
pieces
b)
cleavage
c)
broken
d)
fractures
8.
A mineral has this property if small bits of iron or steel stick to it.
a)
cleavage
b)
color
c)
magnetism
d)
metal
9.
True or False:
When testing a mineral for hardness, it is given a number. The lower the number, the harder the mineral.
When testing a mineral for hardness, it is given a number. The lower the number, the harder the mineral.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is the name of the light property given to a mineral if NO LIGHT can pass through it?
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
11.
Which mineral is the hardest in your reading?
a)
Quartz
b)
Feldspar
c)
Gypsum
d)
Calcite
12.
Which mineral's streak is colorless in your reading?
a)
Mica
b)
Gypsum
c)
Calcite
d)
Hornblende
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