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What is a mineral and properties of minerals

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NATURALLY OCCURRING means

a)

NOT made by people

b)

made in a volcano

c)

made by people

d)

not living

2.

INORGANIC means

a)

made from the same chemicals

b)

not liquid or gas

c)

made from living things

d)

NOT made from living things

3.

SOLID means

a)

NOT made by people

b)

NOT liquid or gas

c)

has atoms that form a pattern

d)

liquid or gas

4.

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE means

a)

made of the same chemicals

b)

has crystals you can see with your eyes

c)

has atoms that form a pattern

d)

NOT liquid or gas

5.

DEFINITE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION means

a)

has atoms that form a pattern

b)

liquid or gas

c)

made of the same chemicals

d)

NOT made by people

6.

NAME THAT MINERAL CHARACTERISTIC:

Diamonds from all over the world are made of the same types of atoms (carbon)!

a)

solid

b)

naturally occurring

c)

definite chemical composition

d)

crystal structure

7.

NAME THAT MINERAL CHARACTERISTIC:

Scientists do not agree about whether or not ice is a mineral because of this characteristic.

a)

naturally occurring

b)

inorganic

c)

solid

d)

definite chemical composition

8.

NAME THAT MINERAL CHARACTERISTIC:

People create steel by mixing iron and other materials, so steel is not a mineral.

a)

solid

b)

naturally occurring

c)

definite chemical composition

d)

inorganic

9.

NAME THAT MINERAL CHARACTERISTIC:

Under a microscope, sulfur atoms form a repeating pattern.

a)

crystal structure

b)

inorganic

c)

definite chemical composition

d)

solid

10.

NAME THAT MINERAL CHARACTERISTIC:

Pyrite does not come from living things.

a)

solid

b)

crystal structure

c)

naturally occurring

d)

inorganic

11.

All minerals are composed of what?

a)

Elements

b)

Atoms

c)

Cells

d)

Legos

12.
What elements are in silicate minerals?
a)
water
b)
carbon and hydrogen
c)
organic and inorganic
d)
silicon and oxygen
13.
If the mineral's chemical formula is BaSO4 which mineral group is the mineral in? 
a)
silicates
b)
carbonates
c)
halides
d)
sulfates
14.
What mineral groups is the most common?
a)
silicates
b)
carbonates
c)
oxides
d)
halides
15.
What elements are in sulfides?
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
sulfur and a metal
d)
sulfur and oxygen
16.
If the mineral's chemical formula is Ag2S (Silver Sulfide), what mineral group is it in? 
a)
sulfides
b)
sulfates
c)
halides
d)
carbonates
17.
What elements are in oxides?
a)
only oxygen
b)
oxygen and a metal
c)
metals
d)
nonmetals
18.
If the mineral's chemical formula is CaCO3, what group is the mineral in? 
a)
silicates
b)
carbonates
c)
sulfates
d)
oxides
19.
What elements are in carbonates?
a)
only carbon
b)
carbon, oxygen and metals
c)
metals
d)
nonmetals
20.
If a mineral can scratch topaz what is it's hardness range?
a)
8 - 10
b)
7 - 1
c)
8
d)
unknown
21.
Which property of minerals does the photo represent?
a)
fracture
b)
streak
c)
habit
d)
cleavage
22.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
23.
____________ is determined by scratching a mineral with other minerals.
a)
fracture
b)
hardness
c)
streak
d)
abrasion factor
24.
The tendency for a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form, smooth flat surfaces is called...
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Crystallization
d)
Habit
25.
What is the scale that is used to indicate hardness of a mineral?
a)
Red Scale
b)
Moh's scale
c)
Einstein's Scale
d)
Fracture Scale
26.
______ is the way a mineral reflects light.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Hardness
d)
Color
27.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure 
a)
density
b)
streak
c)
mineral
d)
non silicate mineral
28.
What is the hardest mineral on Earth?
a)
talc
b)
diamond
c)
ruby
d)
topaz
29.
the way minerals reflect light
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Hardness
d)
Cleavage
30.
what is the softest mineral?
a)
diamond
b)
talc
c)
graphite
d)
Corundum
31.
If you needed to help identify halite, you might use this test.  Usually, you would not want to use this test to identify minerals.
a)
magnetism 
b)
reaction to acid
c)
hardness
d)
taste 
32.
Magnetite would be the only mineral that could be identified using this property or test? 
a)
Taste
b)
Touch
c)
Reaction to acid
d)
Magnetism 
33.
I'm a scientist that studies the Earth rocks and minerals. They use different tests or properties to identify minerals.  What scientist have you been during this unit? 
a)
Geographer
b)
Gemologist
c)
Geologist
d)
Germologist 
34.
Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?
a)
Streak
b)
Hardness
c)
Texture
d)
Density
35.
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
36.
How do you test the streak of a mineral? 
a)
By scraping some of the mineral onto a streak plate.
b)
Look for streaks on the mineral.
c)
Google it. 
d)
You don't. 
37.

A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?

a)

Fracture

b)

Cleavage

c)

Glassy

d)

Waxy

38.
How many characteristics does an object have to have to be considered a mineral?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
39.
What does solid mean?
a)
Definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
Indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
Indefinite shape and definite volume
d)
Definite shape and definite volume
40.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
41.
When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture
42.
When a mineral breaks smoothly and evenly.
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture
43.
How do you determine the density of a mineral?
a)
D=M/V
b)
D=V/M
c)
D=M x V
d)
D= V x M
44.
Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.
a)
physical properties
b)
name
c)
location
45.
Fluorescence is
a)
an uneven, jagged, or irregular break of a mineral
b)
a special property of minerals that causes some of them to glow
c)
color of the powder of a mineral
d)
a mineral that contains oxygen
46.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
47.
A mineral can be formed from which of the following ways?
a)
Precipitation
b)
breaking rocks
c)
Condensation
d)
Evaporation of water solutions
48.
A mineral can be formed from which of the following ways?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Magma cooling slowly
c)
breaking rocks
d)
rock being heated to form a liquid.
49.
The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure is known as...
a)
Crystallization
b)
Geodes
c)
Formation from Magma and Lava
d)
Formation from Solutions
50.
Which of the following is NOT a way that minerals form?
a)
Formation from magma
b)
Formation from lava
c)
Formation from solutions
d)
Formation from crystallization
51.
What is molten rock deep inside of Earth?
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
52.
What is molten rock that has reached Earth's surface?
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
53.
One way that minerals form is by the crystallization of cooling ___________.
a)
water
b)
magma
54.
Some minerals form when solutions ___________.
a)
evaporate
b)
boil
55.
Process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
a)
Harnes
b)
Crystallization
56.
Crystallization of ____________ : minerals form as hot magma cools inside the crust, or as lava hardens on the surface. When these liquids cool to a solid state, they form crystals.
a)
materials dissolved in water
b)
magma & lava
57.
Crystallization of ___________: when elements and compounds that are dissolved in water leave a solution, crystallization occurs.
a)
materials dissolved in water
b)
magma & lava

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