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Minerals Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which properties describe all matter?

a)

Having volume and electric charge

b)

have mass and taking up space

c)

having atoms and taking up space

d)

having molecules and temperature

2.

Diamond is a valuable minerals that is made up of carbon atoms arranged in a repeating pattern. This repeating pattern gives diamonds their hardness. Which of these characteristics do diamonds share with all minerals?

a)

Extreme hardness

b)

Rarity and expensiveness

c)

orderly crystal structure

d)

made up of carbon atoms

3.

Stalactites and stalagmites are two cone-shaped mineral formations that form in caves. Stalactites hang down from the ceiling, and stalagmites rise up from the cave floor. What causes cave minerals to form this way?

a)

Molten rock cools and hardens as it reaches Earth's surface.

b)

Groundwater heated by molten rock reacts with minerals in the rock to form new minerals.

c)

Existing minerals change into new minerals when nearby molten rock causes an increase in temperature.

d)

Groundwater carrying dissolved materials combines with surface water and causes minerals to precipitate out of a solution.

4.

Which of these is a silicate mineral?

a)

Gold (Au)

b)

Mica (Al2K2O6Si)

c)

Halite (NaCl)

d)

Oxygen (O)

5.

______ are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means

a)

Molecule

b)

Mixture

c)

Element

d)

Compound

6.

Which of the following do all minerals have in common? (Select all that apply)

a)

Definite Chemical Composition

b)

Liquids

c)

Inorganic

d)

Naturally occurring

7.

A mineral can be formed through extreme temperature and pressure from Earth's system. This process is called....

a)

Precipitating from a cooling solution on Earth's surface

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Cooling magma

d)

Being buried in sediment

8.

Minerals can be identified by the powder residue that is left along a white tile. This is referred to as a minerals'

a)

Luster

b)

Fracture

c)

Color

d)

Streak

9.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
10.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
11.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
12.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
13.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
14.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
15.
What mineral is salt?
a)
quartz
b)
sulfur
c)
halite
d)
calcite
16.
The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms
a)
crystal
b)
density
c)
element
d)
fracture 
17.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
18.
The mineral halite is formed by 
a)
hot water solutions
b)
cooling of magma
c)
cooling of lava
d)
evaporation
19.
The definition of a mineral does NOT include:
a)
crystalline structure
b)
solid
c)
organic
d)
natural
20.

Is water a mineral in liquid form?

a)

No, liquid water doesn't have a crystalline structure.

b)

Yes, water is the same as ice and ice is a liquid.

c)

Yes, H2O is a chemical composition and water has this chemical composition.

d)

No, liquid water is for drinking.

21.
When 2 or more elements combine a/an __________ is formed.
a)
atom
b)
compound
22.
A mineral can be formed from which of the following ways?
a)
Metamorphism
b)
breaking rocks
c)
Condensation
d)
rock being heated to form a liquid rock.
23.
What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are made up of minerals.
b)
Minerals are made up of rocks.
c)
Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
d)
Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
24.
A scientist made an object in a lab that has a crystal structure and was solid. Why is the object not considered a mineral?
a)
It is a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is inorganic
d)
It has a crystalline structure
25.
Geologists in search of diamonds are often tricked by quartz because they have similar color, luster, and texture. If they were to scratch the mineral on a tile and see the color of its powder, they they could determine if it was really diamonds. What property were they testing for?
a)
Hardness
b)
Fracture
c)
Crystal Structure
d)
Streak
26.
Which minerals would all scratch apatite?
a)
diamond, topaz, quartz
b)
quartz, calcite, gypsum
c)
fluorite, talc, calcite
d)
diamond, fluorite, corundum
27.
When determining the color of a minerals powder, what tool would you need?
a)
streak plate
b)
hand lens
c)
microscope
d)
triple-beam balance
28.
Which mineral is number 6 on the hardness scale?
a)
Conrundum
b)
Topaz
c)
Quartz
d)
Orthoclase
29.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
30.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
31.
How effective is the physical property of color in identifying a mineral? 
a)
Very effective.  You can immediately identify it based only on the color. 
b)
It doesn't make a difference.  Every mineral can be any color.  
c)
It is one property and may not be used alone to identify a mineral. 
d)
Color isn't a physical property. 
32.
Using this scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?
a)
Talc 
b)
Gypsum 
c)
Apatite 
d)
Calcite 
33.
The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces
a)
fracture
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
34.
A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest
a)
streak test
b)
luster test
c)
Mohs hardness scale
d)
fracture
35.
Minerals are inorganic which means that
a)
they were once parts of living things.
b)
renewable
c)
they were never part of anything living.
d)
they are nonrenewable
36.
A substance composed of a single kind of atom
a)
element
b)
compound
37.
Gold is an example of a/an
a)
compound
b)
element
38.
When 2 or more elements combine a/an __________ is formed.
a)
atom
b)
compound
39.
A mineral breaks into pieces, like the one shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
40.
Atoms in a mineral are arranged___________________.
a)
In the order they land
b)
In a specific repetitive pattern
c)
In a circular pattern
d)
In a straight line

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