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WorksheetsMinerals Chapter 4
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 50mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are made up of minerals.
b)
Minerals are made up of rocks.
c)
Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
d)
Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
2.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure is known as what?
a)
Rock
b)
Mineral
c)
Non Silicate Mineral
d)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
3.
A scientist made an object in a lab that has a crystal structure and was solid. Why is the object not considered a mineral?
a)
It is a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is inorganic
d)
It has a crystalline structure
4.
Why is coal not a mineral?
a)
It is not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
5.
A student found a substance that he thought was a mineral. The substance fell out of the container and the liquid spilled all over the floor. Why is the substance not a mineral?
a)
It is man-made
b)
It is a liquid
c)
It is organic
d)
It is solid
6.
Geologists in search of diamonds are often tricked by quartz because they have similar color, luster, and texture. If they were to scratch the mineral on a tile and see the color of its powder, they they could determine if it was really diamonds. What property were they testing for?
a)
Hardness
b)
Fracture
c)
Crystal Structure
d)
Streak
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.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
9.
Which minerals would all scratch apatite?
a)
diamond, topaz, quartz
b)
quartz, calcite, gypsum
c)
fluorite, talc, calcite
d)
diamond, fluorite, corundum
10.
Which mineral would scratch calcite but not scratch apatite?
a)
fluorite
b)
gypsum
c)
talc
d)
topaz
11.
Fracture or cleavage of a mineral tells you the:
a)
color
b)
harness
c)
temperature
d)
breakage pattern
12.
Which indicator would not be good as the only indicator when identifying a mineral?
a)
Color
b)
Breaking Pattern
c)
Specific Gravity
d)
Hardness
13.
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
14.
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
15.
Which mineral is number 6 on the hardness scale?
a)
Conrundum
b)
Topaz
c)
Quartz
d)
Orthoclase
16.
If I shine a UV light over a mineral and it glows, it means the mineral has this special property:
a)
Magnetism
b)
Fluorescence
c)
Double Refraction
d)
Luster
17.
What tools do you need to find density
a)
Scale and ruler
b)
Ruler and graduated cylinder
c)
Triple beam balance and water
d)
Graduated cylinder and triple beam balance
18.
How do you determine the density of a mineral?
a)
D=M/V
b)
D=V/M
c)
D=M x V
d)
D= V x M
19.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Heaviness
d)
Density
20.
Which of the following is not a way to identify luster?
a)
Slippery
b)
Waxy
c)
Pearly
d)
Nonmetallic
21.
What does Definite Chemical Composition means?
a)
Random elements in indefinite proportions
b)
Elements spread throughout the entire mineral evenly
c)
Elements spread out the entire mineral unevenly
22.
Flat sides and sharp edges with patterns that repeat over and over again
a)
Crystal Shape
b)
Inorganic Processes
c)
Definite Chemical Composition
d)
Solid
23.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
a)
density
b)
streak
c)
mineral
d)
non silicate mineral
24.
What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)
feldspar
b)
talc
c)
gypsum
d)
kaolinite
25.
Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?
a)
talc
b)
sulfer
c)
mica
d)
pyrite
26.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
27.
This narrow channel of gold intruding into the surrounding rock is called a
a)
sill
b)
dike
c)
volcanic neck
d)
vein
28.
The mineral iron is primarily used to make
a)
jewelry
b)
tools
c)
cement
d)
glass
29.
A rock which contains a useful mineral is call a/an
a)
gem
b)
quarry
c)
ore
d)
alloy
30.
How effective is the physical property of color in identifying a mineral?
a)
Very effective. You can immediately identify it based only on the color.
b)
It doesn't make a difference. Every mineral can be any color.
c)
It is one property and may not be used alone to identify a mineral.
d)
Color isn't a physical property.
31.
What are the two types of luster?
a)
Metallic and Metallic
b)
Nonmetallic and Shiny
c)
Metallic and Nonmetallic
d)
Shiny and Dull
32.
True or False: Minerals make up rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Minerals can form deep inside Earth’s crust by___________________.
a)
Cleavage and fracture
b)
Fracture along faults
c)
Crystallization of melted materials as they cool
d)
Evaporation of ancient seas
34.
Which best describes a mineral?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
found only in the ocean
c)
organic solid
d)
a combination of rocks
35.
Atoms in a mineral are arranged___________________.
a)
In the order they land
b)
In a specific repetitive pattern
c)
In a circular pattern
d)
In a straight line
36.
Although cement, brick, steel, and glass all come from substances found in the Earth’s crust, they are NOT classified as minerals because___________________.
a)
They are organic
b)
They have a crystalline structure.
c)
They can be a liquid
d)
They are not naturally occurring
37.
___________________ is NOT a mineral.
a)
A pearl
b)
A diamond
c)
Copper
d)
Ice in the Arctic areas
38.
Minerals may form on Earth’s surface when ___________________.
a)
Magma heats a mineral
b)
Crystallization is delayed
c)
Solutions evaporate
d)
Pure metals are present
39.
___________________ minerals form when magma cools slowly deep within Earth.
a)
Microscopic
b)
Large
c)
Small
d)
No
40.
Minerals can form deep inside Earth’s crust by___________________.
a)
Cleavage and fracture
b)
Fracture along faults
c)
Crystallization of melted materials as they cool
d)
Evaporation of ancient seas
41.
On Moh’s hardness scale a mineral with a hardness of 6 can scratch___________________.
a)
A mineral with a hardness of 5
b)
A mineral with a hardness of 8
c)
All minerals with a hardness greater than 7
d)
All minerals with a hardness of 6 or less
42.
Minerals are used in the creation of _____.
a)
jewelry and toothpaste
b)
hygiene items like various components of televisions, cars, computers…
c)
household items like porcelain toilets or dishes
d)
all of the above
43.
Humans depend on minerals which are _____________.
a)
limited in quantity and equally distributed throughout the world
b)
limited in quantity and unequally distributed throughout the world
c)
unlimited in quantity and equally distributed throughout the world
d)
unlimited in quantity and unequally distributed throughout the world
44.
You are walking across the floor of a dry lake and you see cubic halite crystals. How did the halite crystals form?
a)
Once the water left, the wind blew the minerals from all over to that particular location.
b)
Magma formed them minerals deep in Earth; then wind and rain moved all other soil and exposed them.
c)
The Sun evaporated the lake water leaving behind the minerals as solids.
d)
A human made them at home an left them there on accident when being chased by a fierce squirrel.
45.
When conducting the hardness test, you always start with _____.
a)
a steel nail
b)
a steel file
c)
your fingernail
d)
glass
46.
Which of the following correctly matches the tool with what it measures?
a)
Penny - streak
b)
Graduated cylinder - streak
c)
Glass - volume
d)
Triple beam balance - mass
47.
True or False: Minerals make up rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Using this scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Apatite
d)
Calcite
49.
What mineral is used in the production of drywall or wallboard?
a)
talc
b)
gypsum
c)
kaolinite
d)
mica
50.
What mineral is the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)
feldspar
b)
talc
c)
gypsum
d)
kaolinite
51.
Can a penny scratch fluorite?
a)
Yes
b)
No
52.
Which of these minerals is softer than glass?
a)
Topaz
b)
Corundum
c)
Calcite
d)
Orthoclase
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