WorksheetsGems And Minerals
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
On Mohs Hardness Scale, How Is Talc Rated?
a)
4
b)
11
c)
1
d)
8
2.
What Two Things Can Cut Diamonds?
a)
Diamonds And Lasers
b)
Iron And Lasers
c)
Sapphire And Acid
d)
Ruby And Quartz
3.
What Is The Difference Between Ruby And Sapphire?
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Color And Trace Elements
c)
Hardness
d)
Rarity
4.
Is Amethyst A Type Of Quartz?
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
What Mineral Is Required In The Creation Of Stalactites And Stalagmites?
a)
Calcite
b)
Calcium
c)
Boron
d)
Wiktium
6.
How Do Geodes Form?
a)
Crystals Melt Into Pools, Then Cool
b)
Grasses Open Holes In Rock
c)
Crystals Fall Into Openings In Rock
d)
Bubbles Form In Cooling Lava
7.
What Mineral Is Used To Make Aluminum?
a)
Iron
b)
Boron
c)
Corundum
d)
Alumite
8.
What Mineral Has The Distinction Of Having The Oldest Recorded Rock Ages?
a)
Diamond
b)
Coal
c)
Genesis
d)
Fossils
9.
In What Type Of Rock Are Fossils Commonly Preserved?
a)
Magma
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Metamorphic
10.
What Is The One Natural Way A Diamond Can Become Harder Than A 10 On Mohs Scale Of Hardness?
a)
It Is Forced To Absorb Iron
b)
It's Crushed
c)
It's Melted Then Reformed
d)
It Gets Hit By A METEORITE!!!
11.
What Common-Day Item Has The Mineral Fluorite As A Key Ingredient?
a)
Toothbrushes
b)
Flashlights
c)
Toothpaste
d)
Batteries
12.
How Is Amber Formed?
a)
Trees Have Their Bark Shaved Off
b)
Insects Bite Trees
c)
Trees' Sap Hardens
d)
Insects Get Trapped In Animal Feces
13.
What Mineral Is Emerald A Green Form Of?
a)
Topaz
b)
Beryl
c)
Tourmaline
d)
Corundum
14.
What Mineral Is The Base Gem Of Sapphires?
a)
Corundum
b)
Tourmaline
c)
Beryl
d)
Topaz
15.
What Mineral Was Found In The 'Crystal Cave' Of Mexico?
a)
Fluorite
b)
Quartz
c)
Talc
d)
Gypsum
16.
What Is The Densest Mineral?
a)
Lead
b)
Chengdeite
c)
Iridium
d)
Osmium
17.
What Is The Rarest Mineral On Earth?
a)
Painite
b)
Diamond
c)
Crucifite
d)
Tourmaline
18.
What Is The Most Common Mineral On Earth?
a)
Amazonite
b)
Bridgmanite
c)
Calcium
d)
Iron
19.
Approximately How Many Known Minerals Are There, As Of 2018?
a)
5000
b)
4000
c)
3800
d)
1000
20.
How Heavy Is Gold? (Per Cubic Centimeter)
a)
20.7 grams
b)
19.3 grams
c)
10.4 grams
d)
17.6 grams
21.
What Level Is Quartz On Mohs Scale Of Hardness?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
7
22.
What Is The Name(s) Of This Rare, Color Changing Gem?
a)
Elementium
b)
Diaspore/Zultanite
c)
Rainboite/Trikonium
d)
Pyrite/Columbusite
23.
What Is The Most Gem-Rich Place On Earth?
a)
Australia
b)
Nepal
c)
Turkey
d)
Sri Lanka
24.
What Is The Average Age Of A Gemstone?
a)
3.4 Billion Years
b)
1.8 Billion Years
c)
2.6 Billion Years
d)
4.5 Billion Years
25.
What Is The Most Mineral-Rich Type Of Rock?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Magma
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