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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
Minerals are naturally occuring
Rocks are naturally occuring
There is really no difference
Minerals have varying chemical composition.
What is streak?
The lighter color of a mineral that you can't really see
Another name for scratch test
The color of the mineral in powdered form
The color of the mineral
Minerals are made of
lava
rock
organic matter
magma
Which of these characteristics would be least helpful in identifying a mineral
streak
fracture
color
cleavage
Molten rock, gases and mineral below Earth's surface is called
lava
magma
rock
stone
Which of the substances below is a rock and not a mineral
Substance A contains inorganic material
Substance B is made up of several minerals
Substance C occurs naturally in Earth
Substance D has definite chemical structure
___________ controls the properties of a mineral.
Color of crystals
Location where it formed
Crystal structure (Repeating pattern)
Arrangement of atoms (chemical composition)
All minerals
are naturally occuring, solid, inorganic substances
are made of rock, gases and other material
are organic with varying chemical composition
are formed from solid, liquid, or gas compounds
What would you use to test the hardness of a mineral?
A balance scale
A beaker or flask
Moh's Scale
Solubililty Test
Minerals are found and used
In construction
In food
In medicines
All of the above
