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WorksheetsProperties of Minerals
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Perform scratch test
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage and Fracture
d)
Mohs hardness scale
2.
2. Observe surface of mineral
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage and Fracture
d)
Mohs hardness scale
3.
3. Observe color of mineral’s powder
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage and Fracture
d)
Streak
4.
4. Observe how mineral reflects light
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage and Fracture
d)
Streak
5.
5. Find mass per unit volume
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Density
d)
Cleavage and Fracture
6.
6. Observe number and angle of crystal faces
a)
Cleavage and Fracture
b)
Crystal(line) Structure/ Shape
c)
Color
d)
Luster
7.
7. List the five characteristics necessary for a substance to be a mineral.
a)
Solid, naturally occurring, organic, crystal structure and Chemical Composition
b)
naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
c)
Solid, naturally occurring, organic, crystal share and Chemical Composition
8.
Explain why each mineral has its own properties, different from every other mineral.
a)
Each mineral has its own properties because each mineral has a definite chemical composition because all minerals are compounds. A mineral always contain certain elements.
b)
Minerals do not have orderly crystalline structure. This means that the atoms or ions that make up a mineral are not arranged in an orderly and repetitive manner.
9.
9. Cleavage
a)
the property of splitting easily along flat surfaces
b)
how a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way
c)
formed from materials that were not a part of living things
10.
10. Streak
a)
a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another
b)
a ranking of minerals from softest to hardest
c)
a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from mineral powder
11.
11. Luster
a)
the property of glowing under ultraviolet light
b)
the color of a mineral’s powder
c)
how a mineral reflects light from its surface
12.
12. compound
a)
a substance composed of a single kind of atom
b)
two or more elements chemically joined
c)
the repeating pattern of a mineral’s particles in a solid
13.
13. fluorescence
a)
a ranking of minerals from softest to hardest
b)
how a mineral reflects light from its surface
c)
the property of glowing under ultraviolet light
14.
14. fracture
a)
the property of splitting evenly along flat surfaces
b)
how a mineral breaks apart when it does not split evenly, jagged
c)
a ranking of minerals from softest to hardest
15.
15. Mohs hardness Scale
a)
the property of splitting evenly along flat surfaces
b)
the repeating pattern of a mineral’s particles in a solid
c)
a ranking of minerals from softest to hardest
16.
16. crystal
a)
a ranking of minerals from softest to hardest
b)
the repeating pattern of a mineral’s particles in a solid
c)
a substance composed of a single kind of atom
17.
17. element
a)
a substance composed of a single kind of atom
b)
two or more elements chemically joined
c)
the repeating pattern of a mineral’s particles in a solid
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