WorksheetsMinerals Identification
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
2.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
3.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
4.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
5.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
6.
Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?
a)
They are liquids
b)
They are formed in nature
c)
They are inorganic
d)
They have crystalline structure
7.
The definition of a mineral does NOT include:
a)
crystalline structure
b)
solid
c)
organic
d)
natural
8.
Which test is not reliable in identifying minerals
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
specific gravity
d)
color
9.
Breakage along smooth, flat planes
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
d)
ore
10.
Breakage along rough or jagged edges
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
streak
d)
luster
11.
Metallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.
a)
streak
b)
color
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
12.
Which mineral is the hardest on the Mohs scale?
a)
Talc
b)
Quartz
c)
Diamond
d)
Feldspar
13.
What mineral is what is in pencils? You can write with it.
a)
feldspar
b)
magnetite
c)
graphite
d)
kaolinite
14.
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
15.
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
16.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that isn't alive
d)
Something that does not have the chemical or physical structures to sustain live.
17.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Heaviness
d)
Density
18.
How rough or smooth a mineral's surface is refers to its
a)
color
b)
density
c)
texture
d)
solubility
19.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
20.
Which of these minerals is softer than glass?
a)
Topaz
b)
Corundum
c)
Calcite
d)
Orthoclase
21.
Can a glass plate scratch apatite?
a)
Yes
b)
No
22.
Can a penny scratch fluorite?
a)
Yes
b)
No
23.
What mineral property is shown in the picture?
a)
Cleavage
b)
Hardness
c)
Streak
d)
Fracture
24.
What mineral can pick up a paperclip because of it's magnetic properties?
a)
galena
b)
graphite
c)
magnetite
d)
hematite
25.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
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