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Minerals, Elements & Atoms

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How a mineral reflects light from its surface
a)
crystal
b)
luster
c)
streak
d)
refraction
2.
The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces
a)
fracture
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
3.
How a mineral splits apart when it does not break evenly:
a)
streak
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
4.
A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest
a)
streak test
b)
luster test
c)
Mohs hardness scale
d)
fracture
5.
The hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale
a)
Talc
b)
Obsidian
c)
Diamond
d)
Quartz
6.
A substance composed of a single kind of atom
a)
element
b)
compound
7.
Minerals are the building blocks of _____________.
a)
elements
b)
atoms
c)
fossils
d)
rocks
8.
What are the two groups of minerals?
a)
Silicate Minerals & Non-Silicate
b)
Carbonates & Non-Carbonates
c)
Sulfates & Non-Sulfates
d)
Oxides & Non-Oxides
9.
The most abundant element in Earth's continental  crust (by weight) is_________.
a)
calcium
b)
silicon
c)
oxygen
d)
iron
10.
The central region of an atom is called the _______.
a)
proton
b)
electron
c)
nucleus
d)
neutron
11.
What type of mineral is Quartz?
a)
carbonate
b)
oxide
c)
silicate
12.
Which of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?
a)
hardness
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
color
13.

3. Which technique or test of a mineral involves the use of white or black ceramic plates

a)

Color

b)

Luster

c)

Cleavage and Fracture

d)

Streaking

14.
Which of the following best describes an atom?
a)
protons and neutrons grouped together
b)
protons and electrons grouped together
c)
a core (center) of protons and neutrons surrounded by electrons
d)
a core of electrons and neutrons surrounded by protons
15.
Which of the following is found farthest from the center of an atom?
a)
nucleus
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
electron
16.

Which particle is positively charged?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

17.

What is an electron?

a)

The cousin of the proton

b)

A positively charged particle in the nucleus

c)

A negatively charged particle outside the nucleus of an atom

18.

What are the particles in the nucleus that have no electrical charge?

a)

Neutroids

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

19.

Which mineral looks like calcite having a rhombus crystal pattern but unlike calcite can be scratched with the fingernail?

a)

kaolinite

b)

talc

c)

graphite

d)

gypsum selenite

20.

When an atom gains electrons, it becomes a

a)

positive ion

b)

negative ion

c)

neutral ion

d)

neutral atom

21.

When an atom loses an electron it becomes _______

a)

smaller

b)

larger

c)

more reactive

d)

less reactive

22.

Electrons are ____________

a)

negative and 2000 time heavier than protons

b)

negative and 1/2000 the weight of protons

c)

positive and 2000 times heavier than protons

d)

positive and 1/2000 the weight of protons

23.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
When atoms share an electron
b)
When opposite charged atoms attract
c)
When one atom takes a proton
d)
When one atom takes a neutron
24.
What quantities vary between isotopes of an element?
a)
protons, electrons, and atomic mass
b)
protons, electrons, and atomic number
c)
neutrons and electrons
d)
neutrons and atomic mass
25.

Isotopes are atoms have the same atomic _____________ but different atomic __________

a)

number , mass (weight)

b)

number , structure

c)

mass (weight) , number

d)

mass (weight) , structure

26.
If the mineral's chemical formulas BeAlSiO4OH, what mineral group is it in? 
a)
silicates
b)
oxides
c)
carbonates
d)
sulfates
27.
The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale
a)
Gypsum
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Feldspar
28.

Minerals have a set chemical ______________

a)

structure

b)

property

c)

formula

d)

state

29.
When 2 or more elements combine a/an __________ is formed.
a)
atom
b)
compound
30.

A mineral’s ability to split evenly along flat surfaces is called ________.

a)

Breakage

b)

Fracture

c)

Cleavage

d)

Calving

31.

Which is not a criteria for the catagory of "mineral"

a)

unreactive

b)

inorganic

c)

natural

d)

solid

e)

crystal structure

32.

What is missing as a criteria for the category of "mineral" in the list below? (Fill in the blank with one word)

specific chemical formula,

specific crystal structure,

natural,

inorganic

a)
solid
b)

translucent

c)

crysalline

d)

alloy

33.

Isotopes have the same number of __________, but a differing number of ________________

a)

electrons, protons

b)

neutrons, protons

c)

protons, neutrons

d)

neutron, electrons

34.

Which of the following is not readily found in nature in the elemental form?

a)

Copper

b)

Lithium

c)

Silver

d)

Gold

35.

During Glacial Periods(cold earth) the ocean becomes __________________ the _________ isotope and the record of this is left in the CaCO3 of sea shells.

a)

depleted of , O-18 Isotope

b)

enriched with , O-18 isotope

c)

enriched with , O-16 isotope

d)

enriched with , C-13 isotope

36.

Which of the following minerals has only covalent bonding

a)

calcium carbonate (calcite)

b)

sodium chloride

c)

quartz

d)

mercury

37.

What is the most common building unit found in minerals?

a)

SIO4

b)

CO3

c)

PO4

d)

SO3

38.

Along with silicon what element is most prevalent in the crust?

a)

sulfer

b)

phosphorus

c)

carbon

d)

oxygen

39.

Which of the following has only one face along which cleavage occurs?

a)

mica

b)

calcite

c)

galena

d)

halite

40.

Which of the following minerals fizzles in vinegar?

a)

Mica

b)

Quartz

c)

Calcite

d)

Feldspar

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