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Elements and Minerals

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The small particle that makes up an element

a)

proton

b)

atom

c)

compound

d)

mixture

2.

Which part of an atom has a negative charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

3.

Which part of an atom has a positive charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

4.

Which part of an atom has no charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

5.

What does Ca represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

6.

What does the 40.078 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

7.

What does the 20 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

8.

How many protons are in this element?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

12

9.

Which element has the largest mass?

a)

Zinc

b)

Nickel

c)

Platinum

d)

Mercury

10.

The element with 39 protons is ____.

a)

Calcium

b)

Potassium

c)

Yttrium

11.

What is the atomic mass of lead?

a)

207.2

b)

82

c)

114.818

d)

30

12.

When something is inorganic, it _________________

a)

is naturally occurring

b)

is an element

c)

has carbon

d)

is not alive and never was

13.
A ______________ is any nonliving solid that has a crystal form.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
14.

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

a)

chemical composition

b)

crystalline structure

c)

natural

d)

all of the above

15.
_______________ describes how minerals reflect light.
a)
hardness
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
luster
16.
What are the two types of luster? 
a)
Metallic and Metallic
b)
Nonmetallic and Shiny
c)
Metallic and Nonmetallic
d)
Shiny and Dull
17.
When some minerals break, the broken sides are smooth and straight. This is called ______?
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
18.
Minerals that do not break along smooth lines have ________.
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
19.

This mineral breaks along smooth planes. That's known as

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Luster

d)

Metallic

20.
The most obvious, but also least useful, property when identifying minerals.
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage
d)
Color
21.
This scale is used to test the hardness of minerals.
a)
Sals
b)
Mohs
c)
Cals
d)
Bohs
22.
__________ is a mineral’s ability to scratch another mineral.
a)
hardness
b)
streak
c)
color
d)
luster
23.
The color or powder left behind on a tile after the mineral has been scratched against is called _______?
a)
hardness
b)
streak
c)
color
d)
luster
24.
Which mineral identification test is represented here?
a)
Scratch
b)
Streak
c)
Breakage
d)
Hardness
25.
Sometimes the _______ of a mineral does not always match the streak of the mineral.
a)
hardness
b)
streak
c)
color
d)
luster
26.

This mineral has a white streak, can appear glassy, and is the most dense mineral on this chart.

a)

carnallite

b)

brucite

c)

olivine

d)

dolomite

27.

Minerals would be part of which Earth sphere?

a)

biosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

hydrosphere

28.

One special property that minerals may have is fluorescence. This means the mineral:

a)

glows under ultraviolet (UV) light.

b)

emits gamma rays.

c)

will react with acid.

d)

is attracted to magnets.

29.

Why is oxygen not a considered a mineral?

a)

it is not a solid

b)

it is not organic

c)

it is not made of atoms

d)

it is not naturally occurring

30.

Atoms form elements, elements form minerals, and minerals form what?

a)

matter

b)

food

c)

diamond

d)

rocks