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WorksheetsPhysical Properties of Minerals
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the color of a mineral in powdered form called?
a)
Gas
b)
Fracture
c)
Streak
d)
Liquid
2.
The hardest known mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale is:
a)
Fluorite
b)
Sypsum
c)
Topaz
d)
Diamond
3.
What occurs when minerals break unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces?
a)
Luster
b)
Fracture
c)
Cleavage
d)
Streak
4.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a crystalline structure is a
a)
Sulfide
b)
Sulfate
c)
Mineral
d)
Element
5.
What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale?
a)
Diamond
b)
Gypsum
c)
Topaz
d)
Talc
6.
Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Density
d)
Streak
7.
_____ is how light bounces off of a mineral.
a)
Color
b)
Hardness
c)
Luster
d)
Streak
8.
A mineral is inorganic: True or False
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
10.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
streak
11.
How much a mineral resists scratching is
a)
Streak
b)
Fracture
c)
Hardness
d)
Cleavage
12.
The least useful property when identifying minerals is
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Color
13.
_________ is when a mineral splits along flat surfaces.
a)
color
b)
cleavage
c)
fracture
14.
___________ breaks in irregular or with jagged edges.
a)
properties
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
15.
Why is coal not a mineral?
a)
It is not living (inorganic)
b)
It has plant life in it (organic)
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