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Minerals

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mineral containing silicon, oxygen, and usually one or more other elements
a)
carbonate
b)
halide
c)
silicate
d)
sulfate
2.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
coal
d)
magma
3.
How light is reflected off a mineral
a)
streak
b)
color
c)
luster
d)
fracture
4.
Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
hardness
d)
streak
5.
Breakage along smooth, flat planes
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
d)
ore
6.
The color of a mineral's powder
a)
color
b)
streak
c)
luster
d)
powder
7.
Breakage along rough or jagged edges
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
streak
d)
luster
8.
Mineral crystals can form from cooling ________
a)
dirt
b)
magma
c)
water
d)
air
9.
Metallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.
a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

d)

cleavage

10.

What is the softest mineral?

a)

sulfur

b)

calcite

c)

talc

d)

corundum

11.
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
12.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
13.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
14.
What mineral is salt?
a)
quartz
b)
sulfur
c)
halite
d)
calcite
15.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
a)
density
b)
streak
c)
mineral
d)
non silicate mineral
16.
The mineral halite is formed by 
a)
hot water solutions
b)
cooling of magma
c)
cooling of lava
d)
evaporation
17.

Large crystals are going to form

a)

when lava erupts from a volcano

b)

when a shallow sea evaporates

c)

when magma underground cools off slowly

d)

when magma underground cools off quickly

18.

A substance made of two or more different atoms that are chemically bonded

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

streak

19.

The scale that measures the hardness of a mineral

a)

Linear scale

b)

bathroom scale

c)

Moh's scale

20.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
21.
What are the two types of luster? 
a)
Metallic and Metallic
b)
Nonmetallic and Shiny
c)
Metallic and Nonmetallic
d)
Shiny and Dull
22.
True or False: Minerals make up rocks. 
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Using this scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?
a)
Talc 
b)
Gypsum 
c)
Apatite 
d)
Calcite 
24.
Can a penny scratch fluorite?
a)
Yes 
b)
No 
25.
Which of these minerals is softer than glass?
a)
Topaz 
b)
Corundum 
c)
Calcite 
d)
Orthoclase 
26.
How many characteristics does an object have to have to be considered a mineral?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
27.
What elements are in silicate minerals?
a)
water
b)
carbon and hydrogen
c)
organic and inorganic
d)
silicon and oxygen
28.
If the mineral's chemical formula is BaSO4 which mineral group is the mineral in? 
a)
silicates
b)
carbonates
c)
halides
d)
sulfates
29.
What mineral groups is the most common?
a)
silicates
b)
carbonates
c)
oxides
d)
halides
30.
What elements are in sulfides?
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
sulfur and a metal
d)
sulfur and oxygen
31.

If the mineral's chemical formula is Ag2S, what mineral group is it in?

a)

sulfides

b)

sulfates

c)

halides

d)

carbonates

32.

What elements are in sulfates?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

sulfur and a metal

d)

sulfur, oxygen and metals

33.
What elements are in oxides?
a)
only oxygen
b)
oxygen and a metal
c)
metals
d)
nonmetals
34.
If the mineral's chemical formula is CaCO3, what group is the mineral in? 
a)
silicates
b)
carbonates
c)
sulfates
d)
oxides
35.
What elements are in carbonates?
a)
only carbon
b)
carbon, oxygen and metals
c)
metals
d)
nonmetals
36.

If the mineral's chemical formula is Cu2O, what mineral group is the mineral in?

a)

oxides

b)

halides

c)

carbonates

d)

silicates

37.
If the mineral's chemical formula is CaF2, what mineral group is the mineral in?
a)
halides
b)
oxides
c)
sulfates
d)
carbnates
38.
If the mineral's chemical formulas BeAlSiO4OH, what mineral group is it in? 
a)
silicates
b)
oxides
c)
carbonates
d)
sulfates
39.
Pryrite has a luster that is...
a)
metallic
b)
greasy
c)
resinous
d)
dull
40.
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
41.
Minerals help to create aluminum, iron, copper, and silver.  These are known as...
a)
Gemstones
b)
Metals
c)
Ore
d)
Geodes
42.

What is a crystal?

a)

A pure material that can’t be changed.

b)

Material with a regular,repeating arrangement of atoms.

c)

A foggy like material.

43.

How does an ionic bond form?

a)

One atom gives an electron to another atom

b)

Atoms share electrons

c)

The electrons form a "sea of electrons"

44.

How does a covalent bond form?

a)

One atom gives an electron to another atom

b)

Atoms share electrons

c)

The electrons form a "sea of electrons"

45.

The crystal in the image belongs to which crystal system?

a)

Triclinic

b)

Monoclinic

c)

Hexagonal

d)

Isometric

46.

This crystal system has angles that all meet at 90°, but none of the axes are the same length: ža≠b≠c and α=β=γ= 90°

a)

Isometric

b)

Triclinic

c)

Hexagonal

d)

Orthorhombic

47.

This crystal system has angles that all meet at ž90°, but one of the axes is not equal to the other 2: a=b≠c and žα=β=γ= 90°

a)

Hexagonal

b)

Isometric

c)

Tetragonal

d)

Orthorhombic

48.

In this crystal system, all of the axes are different lengths and two of the angles meet at 90°, one of them does not: ža≠b≠c and α=γ= 90° β≠ 90°

a)

Orthorhombic

b)

Triclinic

c)

Monoclinic

d)

Isometric

49.

This crystal shape has the lowest symmetry: no 90o angles a≠b≠c and α≠β≠γ

a)

Isometric

b)

Triclinic

c)

Monoclinic

d)

Orthorhombic

50.

Mineral formation causes by high pressures and high temperatures would most likely occur in which of the following environments?

a)

a cave

b)

a lava flow

c)

deep within the Earth

d)

the ocean

51.
Hardness of 2-3, cubic crystals and cleavage, and tastes salty.
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
quartz
d)
gypsum
52.
Hardness of 3, rhombic cleavage and crystals, and fizzes in acid.
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
gypsum
d)
quartz
53.
Hardness of 7, conchoidal fracture, hexagonal crystals, and vitreous luster.
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
gypsum
d)
quartz
54.
Metallic gray cubes, hardness of 2-4, high specific gravity (feels very heavy for its size).
a)
gypsum
b)
copper
c)
galena
d)
hornblende
55.
Yellow metallic, hardness 6-7, cubic crystals, conchoidal fracture, greenish-black 
a)
pyrite
b)
gold
c)
sulfur
d)
kaolinite
56.
Metallic to earthy gray, hardness of 1-2, unclear cleavage, writes on paper
a)
graphite
b)
galena
c)
pyrite
d)
hematite
57.
Vitreous translucent to transparent mineral, hardness of 4, 4-directions of cleavage, glows in UV light, can be multi-colored (used in tooth paste)
a)
quartz
b)
galena
c)
corundum
d)
fluorite
58.
Pearly, opaque, hardness of 1, indistinct cleavage, soapy feel
a)
talc
b)
gypsum
c)
calcite
d)
kaolinite
59.
Adamantine luster, hardness of 10, octahedral cubic crystals
a)
quartz
b)
corundum
c)
hornblende
d)
diamond
60.
Hexagonal crystal, conchoidal fracture, many colors but often red to brownish-gray, hardness of 9
a)
corundum
b)
diamond
c)
potassium feldspar
d)
hematite
61.
A yellow mineral that smells like rotten eggs
a)
halite
b)
calcite
c)
sulfur
d)
olivine
62.
This is a pink mineral that is opaque and hard to see light through
a)
fluorite
b)
calcite
c)
quartz
d)
feldspar
63.
A mineral that will attract a magnet
a)
hematite
b)
magnitite
c)
pyrite
d)
olivine
64.

Name the mineral:

a)

Muscovite mica

b)

Feldspar

c)

Apatite

d)

Fluorite

65.
Garnet is a hard nonmetallic mineral with no cleavage. It has red crystals and does not leave a streak. Which mineral matches this description. 
a)
Mineral M
b)
Mineral N
c)
Mineral O
d)
Mineral P
66.

ionic bonds have?

a)

weak bonds

b)

strong bonds

c)

medium bonds

d)

no bonds

67.

covalent bonds have?

a)

weak bonds

b)

strong bonds

c)

medium bonds

d)

no bonds

68.

protons have what charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

strong

69.

An atom is made up of what parts?

a)

neutrons

b)

electrons

c)

protons

d)

positrons

70.

what charge is an electron?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

positron

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