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Mineral Characteristics

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
2.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
3.

Why is coal not a mineral?

a)

It's not a solid

b)

It is man-made

c)

It is not inorganic

d)

It is made of carbon

4.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
5.

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.

a)

1

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

6.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
7.
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
8.
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
9.

What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?

a)

feldspar

b)

talc

c)

gypsum

d)

kaolinite

10.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
11.
What does the Mohs Scale measure?
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Hardness
d)
Cleavage
12.
Which of the following is an example of luster?
a)
Soft
b)
White
c)
Metallic
d)
Hard
13.
_____________________ means that the mineral was formed by nature, not by a human or machine
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Inorganic Processes
c)
Solid
d)
Crystal Shape
14.

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

15.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
16.

When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way

a)

Luster

b)

Cleavage

c)

Hardness

d)

Fracture

17.
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
18.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Heaviness
d)
Density
19.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Fluorescence
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage/Fracture
d)
Smell
20.

When a mineral breaks smoothly and evenly.

a)

Luster

b)

Cleavage

c)

Hardness

d)

Fracture

21.

Rubbing a mineral on a streak plate determines the color of the mineral's _____________

a)

Surface

b)

Interior

c)

Powder

d)

Crystals

22.
What is the LEAST useful way to identify a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
color
d)
density
23.

Means that a mineral CANNOT come from something that was once living.

a)

Inorganic

b)

Organic

c)

Naturally Occurring

d)

Not Living

24.
This has a definite volume and shape, its particles are tightly packed together and cannot move easily.
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Crystal Structure
c)
Density
d)
Streak
25.
This means the particles that make a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Crystal Structure
c)
Fracture
d)
Solid
26.
The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Color
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
27.
_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Color
c)
Luster
d)
Streak

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