WorksheetsMinerals & Crystals
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
2.
The ability of a mineral to resist scratching
a)
Streak
b)
Fracture
c)
Hardness
d)
Cleavage
3.
Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?
a)
Streak
b)
Hardness
c)
Texture
d)
Density
4.
The most obvious, but also least useful property when identifying minerals
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage
d)
Color
5.
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
6.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
None of the above
7.
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
8.
How well a mineral reflects light is
a)
streak
b)
cleavage
c)
luster
d)
metallic
9.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
10.
The color of the powdered form of a mineral found by rubbing a mineral against a black or white porcelain tile, is called...
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Fracture
11.
Which of the following does NOT have a metallic luster?
a)
Pyrite
b)
Magnetite
c)
Feldspar
d)
Galena
12.
Which of the following minerals is green or violet (purple)?
a)
quartz
b)
feldspar
c)
flourite
d)
corundum
13.
Which of the following minerals fizzes with acid?
a)
Halite
b)
selenite
c)
calcite
d)
feldspar
14.
Pryrite has a luster that is...
a)
metallic
b)
greasy
c)
resinous
d)
dull
15.
________ is the mass in a given volume.
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
density
d)
hardness
16.
what is the softest mineral?
a)
diamond
b)
talc
c)
graphite
d)
Corundum
17.
if a mineral is attracted to magnets and metal is is ______________________.
a)
Hematite
b)
magnetite
18.
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
19.
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
20.
Looking at the characteristics of minerals decide if the substance below (written in blue) is a mineral or Not a mineral:
firewood
firewood
a)
mineral
b)
NOT
21.
Looking at the characteristics of minerals decide if the substance below (written in blue) is a mineral or Not a mineral:
salt
salt
a)
mineral
b)
NOT
22.
Looking at the characteristics of minerals decide if the substance below (written in blue) is a mineral or Not a mineral:
pencil lead (graphite)
pencil lead (graphite)
a)
mineral
b)
NOT
23.
What mineral is the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)
feldspar
b)
talc
c)
gypsum
d)
kaolinite
24.
Luster refers to the way a mineral reflects light.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What type of crystals did we make in class?
a)
Copper Sulfate
b)
Blue pretty crystals
c)
Copper Laurate
d)
Sodium Sulfate
26.
What was the shape of the crystals we made in class?
a)
Rhombahedral
b)
Oval
c)
Geometrical
d)
Octahedral
27.
How much light shines through a mineral is what property?
a)
Luster
b)
Transparency
c)
Streak
d)
Density
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