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WorksheetsChapter 2 MINERALS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
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1.
What is cleavage as it pertains to minerals?
a)
a substance composed of a single kind of atom
b)
the property of splitting evenly along flat surfaces
c)
how a mineral reflects light from its surface
d)
when a mineral breaks unevenly
2.
What is the Mohs scale used for?
a)
to determine the hardness of a mineral
b)
to determine the luster of a mineral
c)
to determine the color of a mineral
d)
to determine the streak of a mineral
3.
When light is reflected off a mineral surface, it is called __________
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
fracture
d)
cleavage
4.
What is the repeating pattern of a mineral's particles in a solid?
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
crystal
d)
luster
5.
What test do you use to determine specific gravity in a mineral?
a)
perform scratch test
b)
observe how the mineral reflects light
c)
find mass per unit volume
d)
observe the surface of the mineral
6.
What determines the actual properties of a mineral?
a)
fracture and cleavage
b)
luster and hardness
c)
composition and structure
d)
specific gravity
7.
What do Elements form when they combine?
a)
electrons
b)
compounds
c)
neutrons
d)
atoms
8.
The most abundant element in Earth's continental crust (by weight) is_________.
a)
calcium
b)
silicon
c)
oxygen
d)
iron
9.
What are the building blocks of minerals?
a)
rocks
b)
elements
c)
isotopes
d)
electrons
10.
The central region of an atom is called the _______.
a)
proton
b)
electron
c)
nucleus
d)
neutron
11.
The smallest particle of an element that still retains all the element's properties is a(n) ________.
a)
compound
b)
atom
c)
isotope
d)
mineral
12.
Atoms containing the same numbers of protons and different numbers of neutrons are __________.
a)
neutrons
b)
ions
c)
isotopes
d)
compounds
13.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
a)
formed by inorganic processes
b)
crystalline structure
c)
definite chemical composition
d)
either liquid or solid
14.
What is a naturally occuring, inorganic solid with an orderly crsytalline structure and a definite chemical compostion?
a)
Rock
b)
Mineral
c)
Compound
d)
Element
15.
What type of mineral is Quartz?
a)
carbonate
b)
oxide
c)
silicate
16.
How are minerals classified?
a)
by their luster
b)
by their composition
c)
by their density
d)
by their density
17.
Which mineral group contains gold, silver, sulfur, and diamond?
a)
halides
b)
native elements
c)
oxides
d)
sulfides
18.
Which of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?
a)
hardness
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
color
19.
What process causes dissolved substances to be left behind to form minerals after water in lakes or ponds evaporates?
a)
precipitation
b)
cooling
c)
condensation
d)
melting
20.
Minerals that do not show cleavage when broken are said to ______.
a)
be dense
b)
be a 6 on the Moh's scale
c)
fracture
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