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Minerals

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?

a)

Minerals are naturally occuring

b)

Rocks are naturally occuring

c)

There is really no difference

d)

Minerals have varying chemical composition.

2.

What is streak?

a)

The lighter color of a mineral that you can't really see

b)

Another name for scratch test

c)

The color of the mineral in powdered form

d)

The color of the mineral

3.

Minerals are made of

a)

lava

b)

rock

c)

organic matter

d)

magma

4.

Which of these characteristics would be least helpful in identifying a mineral

a)

streak

b)

fracture

c)

color

d)

cleavage

5.

Molten rock, gases and mineral below Earth's surface is called

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

rock

d)

stone

6.

Which of the substances below is a rock and not a mineral

a)

Substance A contains inorganic material

b)

Substance B is made up of several minerals

c)

Substance C occurs naturally in Earth

d)

Substance D has definite chemical structure

7.

___________ controls the properties of a mineral.

a)

Color of crystals

b)

Location where it formed

c)

Crystal structure (Repeating pattern)

d)

Arrangement of atoms (chemical composition)

8.

All minerals

a)

are naturally occuring, solid, inorganic substances

b)

are made of rock, gases and other material

c)

are organic with varying chemical composition

d)

are formed from solid, liquid, or gas compounds

9.

What would you use to test the hardness of a mineral?

a)

A balance scale

b)

A beaker or flask

c)

Moh's Scale

d)

Solubililty Test

10.

Minerals are found and used

a)

In construction

b)

In food

c)

In medicines

d)

All of the above