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WorksheetsThe Properties of Minerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When determining the color of a minerals powder, what tool would you need?
a)
streak plate
b)
hand lens
c)
microscope
d)
triple-beam balance
2.
When determining which minerals will scratch other minerals, you would need to refer to the:
a)
Periodic Table of Elements
b)
Rocks Guide Book
c)
Moh's Hardness Scale
d)
Richter Scale
3.
Which indicator would not be good as the only indicator when identifying a mineral?
a)
Color
b)
Breaking Pattern
c)
Specific Gravity
d)
Hardness
4.
Fracture or cleavage of a mineral tells you the:
a)
color
b)
harness
c)
temperature
d)
breakage patter
5.
Which of the following is not true of all minerals?
a)
Definite Chemical Composition
b)
Definite Crystalline Shape
c)
Made in Laboratories
d)
Solid
6.
Which of the following best describe how you would determine a minerals streak.
a)
Throw the mineral against a wall.
b)
Rub the mineral across a piece of unglazed porcelain
c)
Scratch the mineral against another mineral.
d)
Rub the mineral between two fingers.
7.
What are the two main types of luster?
a)
shiny and not shiny
b)
dull and plain
c)
metallic and nonmetallic
d)
greasy and glassy
8.
Why would someone use specific gravity when identifying a mineral?
a)
Specific gravity does change for a mineral.
b)
Density may change for a mineral.
c)
Density may not change for a mineral.
d)
Specific gravity is not important.
9.
Which of the following is NOT a use for common minerals discussed in class?
a)
used for building materials
b)
used in jewelry
c)
used in toothpaste
d)
used to hear sound
10.
Which mineral is number 6 on the hardness scale?
a)
Conrundum
b)
Topaz
c)
Quartz
d)
Orthoclase
11.
Which mineral would scratch calcite but not scratch apatite?
a)
fluorite
b)
gypsum
c)
talc
d)
topaz
12.
Which minerals would all scratch apatite?
a)
diamond, topaz, quartz
b)
quartz, calcite, gypsum
c)
fluorite, talc, calcite
d)
diamond, fluorite, corundum
13.
Which mineral is the softest?
a)
diamond
b)
quartz
c)
qypsum
d)
talc
14.
Which mineral is the softest?
a)
diamond
b)
quartz
c)
gypsum
d)
talc
15.
Which mineral is the hardest?
a)
diamond
b)
quartz
c)
gypsum
d)
talc
16.
Which of the following minerals will a knife scratch?
a)
quartz
b)
orthoclase
c)
corundum
d)
apatite
17.
What is the SG of Quartz?
a)
<2
b)
7.4-7.6
c)
2.6-2.7
d)
2.3-3.0
18.
What mineral has an SG of 4.9-5.2?
a)
pyrite
b)
galena
c)
borax
d)
azurite
19.
Which mineral has a higher SG?
a)
Amethyst
b)
Azurite
20.
What is the scale for the Moh's Hardness Scale?
a)
1-5
b)
1-10
c)
1-20
d)
1-100
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