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WorksheetsMinerals 8R
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The color of a mineral in its powdered form
Cleavage
Fracture
Streak
Luster
The way in which light is reflected from the surface of a mineral
Luster
Streak
Cleavage
Fracture
Which one of these characteristics is least helpful in identifying a mineral?
Color
Streak
Luster
Hardness
What should be used to test the hardness of a mineral?
A Streak Plate
Glass
Hydrochloric Acid
Breaking It
When a mineral breaks into smooth, flat sides.
Cleavage
Fracture
Luster
Streak
When a mineral breaks with rough, jagged edges.
Cleavage
Fracture
Metallic
Non-Metallic
A mineral's resistance to being scratched.
Hardness
Streak
Luster
Color
Minerals that are easy to scratch will have
A very low hardness
A very high hardness
Cleavage
Fracture
What can you use to determine a mineral's streak?
Glass
Breaking It
Streak Plate
Light
What would not be an accurate description of a metallic mineral?
Silver
Rusty
Gold
Dull
The hardest mineral is
Talc
Fluorite
Diamond
Pyrite
A mineral must be
Naturally Occurring, Solid, Inorganic, Definite Crystal Structure, Definite Chemical Composition
Naturally Occurring, Solid, Organic, Definite Crystal Structure, Definite Chemical Composition
Naturally Occurring, Solid, Inorganic Variable Crystal Structure, Variable Chemical Composition
Man-made, Fluid, Organic, Variable Crystal Structure, Variable Chemical Composition
On your reference table, which mineral is soft, non-metallic, cleavage, and does not have a streak?
C
N
G
E
On your reference table, how could you describe Mineral J ?
Metallic, Soft, Black Streak, Fracture
Metallic, Hard, Black Streak, Fracture
Non-Metallic, Soft, No Streak, Cleavage
Non-Metallic, Hard, Black Streak, Cleavage
This mineral is soft with a black streak. What mineral on the reference table is it?
A
E
M
I
This mineral is soft with a yellow streak. On the reference table, which mineral is it?
I
M
A
E
This mineral is hard with a black streak. On the reference table, which mineral is it?
B
F
J
N
Minerals that scratch glass have
A high hardness
A low hardness
Cleavage
Fracture
This mineral is soft with no streak. On the reference table, which mineral is it?
K
O
G
C
What gives different minerals different properties?
The internal arrangement of atoms
How old the mineral is
Where the mineral was found
The quality of the mineral
