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WorksheetsMinerals
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
2.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
3.
Why is coal not a mineral?
a)
It's not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
4.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
5.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
6.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
7.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
8.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral?
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
9.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
10.
What mineral is salt?
a)
quartz
b)
sulfur
c)
halite
d)
calcite
11.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
a)
density
b)
streak
c)
mineral
d)
non silicate mineral
12.
The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms
a)
crystal
b)
density
c)
element
d)
fracture
13.
What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)
feldspar
b)
talc
c)
gypsum
d)
kaolinite
14.
Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?
a)
talc
b)
sulfer
c)
mica
d)
pyrite
15.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
16.
This narrow channel of gold intruding into the surrounding rock is called a
a)
sill
b)
dike
c)
volcanic neck
d)
vein
17.
The mineral iron is primarily used to make
a)
jewelry
b)
tools
c)
cement
d)
glass
18.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
19.
Yellow or red, nonmetallic, brittle, hardness of 2-3, has an odor
a)
sulfur
b)
kaolinite
c)
kyanite
d)
talc
20.
What mineral can pick up a paperclip because of it's magnetic properties?
a)
galena
b)
graphite
c)
magnetite
d)
hematite
21.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
23.
The ratio of an objects mass to its volume is called
a)
Fluorescence
b)
Streak
c)
Ore
d)
Density
24.
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
25.
Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Density
d)
Streak
26.
The mineral in the picture has a ____________ luster.
a)
Nonmetallic
b)
Metallic
c)
Pearly
d)
Earthy
27.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
28.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
29.
Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.
a)
physical properties
b)
name
c)
location
30.
_____ is if something breaks into smooth flat layers.
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
31.
__________ is if a mineral breaks apart in a jagged or rough layer.
a)
cleavage
b)
luster
c)
fracture
32.
Color is not the best clue to identify minerals because _____.
a)
many minerals can be the same color
b)
colors may vary with weathering or other impurities
c)
some minerals have more than one color or shade of a color
d)
all of the above
33.
When conducting the hardness test, you always start with _____.
a)
a steel nail
b)
a steel file
c)
your fingernail
d)
glass
34.
The formula for density is _____.
a)
D = volume/mass
b)
D = mass/LxW
c)
D = LxWxH
d)
D = mass/volume
35.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
36.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
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