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WorksheetsMinerals
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How a mineral reflects light from its surface
a)
crystal
b)
luster
c)
streak
d)
refraction
2.
The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces
a)
fracture
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
3.
How a mineral splits apart when it does not break evenly:
a)
streak
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
4.
The color of a minerals powder
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
hardness
d)
texture
5.
A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest
a)
streak test
b)
luster test
c)
Mohs hardness scale
d)
fracture
6.
Minerals are the building blocks of _____________.
a)
elements
b)
atoms
c)
fossils
d)
rocks
7.
The hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale
a)
Talc
b)
Obsidian
c)
Diamond
d)
Quartz
8.
The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale
a)
Gypsum
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Feldspar
9.
Geologist have identified over _____________ minerals.
a)
40
b)
400
c)
1000
d)
2000
10.
Minerals are inorganic which means that
a)
they were once parts of living things.
b)
renewable
c)
they were never part of anything living.
d)
they are nonrenewable
11.
A substance composed of a single kind of atom
a)
element
b)
compound
12.
Gold is an example of a/an
a)
compound
b)
element
13.
When 2 or more elements combine a/an __________ is formed.
a)
atom
b)
compound
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