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WorksheetsProperties of Minerals + Mineral Formation & Resources
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
can be measured by using mass and volume of a mineral
a)
Color
b)
Streak
c)
Density
d)
Luster
2.
mineral breaks easily along flat surfaces
a)
Color
b)
Hardness
c)
Cleavage
d)
Fracture
3.
Measured using a scale that ranks ten minerals
a)
Streak
b)
Hardness
c)
Crystal
d)
Luster
4.
How light is reflected from a mineral's surface
a)
Density
b)
Luster
c)
Color
d)
Streak
5.
Can only be used to identify a few minerals
a)
Hardness
b)
Luster
c)
Color
d)
Fracture
6.
When a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way
a)
Color
b)
Fracture
c)
Cleavage
d)
Luster
7.
Structure based on number and angle of faces
a)
Hardness
b)
Cleavage
c)
Crystal
d)
Fracture
8.
Color of mineral's poweder
a)
Crystal
b)
Color
c)
Luster
d)
Streak
9.
Metals are the source of ___________ such as aluminum and copper.
a)
metals
b)
liquids
10.
A ___________ is a rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals.
a)
gemstone
b)
geode
11.
One way that minerals form is by the crystallization of cooling ___________.
a)
water
b)
magma
12.
A hard, colorful mineral that has a glossy luster is a(n) ___________.
a)
ore
b)
gemstone
13.
Pure metals that crystallize from hot water solutions underground often form ___________ that is different from the surrounding rocks.
a)
veins
b)
tunnels
14.
___________ contain metal that can be mined and sold at profit.
a)
Ores
b)
Geodes
15.
Some minerals form when solutions ___________.
a)
evaporate
b)
boil
16.
Process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
a)
Harnes
b)
Crystallization
17.
Crystallization of ____________ : minerals form as hot magma cools inside the crust, or as lava hardens on the surface. When these liquids cool to a solid state, they form crystals.
a)
materials dissolved in water
b)
magma & lava
18.
Crystallization of ___________: when elements and compounds that are dissolved in water leave a solution, crystallization occurs.
a)
materials dissolved in water
b)
magma & lava
19.
a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another
a)
solution
b)
crystallization
20.
A mineral must by formed by ___________.
a)
processes that occur in the natural world
b)
processes that occur in the human world
21.
A mineral must be ___________.
a)
organic
b)
inorganic
22.
A mineral must be a___________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
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