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mineral

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

a mineral that could look different but they have the same_________they might be the same mineral.

a)

cleavage

b)

density

c)

streak

d)

nothing goes

2.

what happens when lava meets the sea

a)

When lava meets the sea it cools quickly while boiling the ocean into steam. The billowing steams clouds can be deadly as they contain small glass shards of fragmented lava and acid mist from sea water.

b)

makes obsidian

3.

how did the gold rush happen

a)

lava underneath the surface hit water and made gold and then the water presser pushed up the gold in to the river.

b)

gold formed

4.

what happens when a salt lake evaporates

a)

salt rocks form

b)

nothing happens

5.

which are silica

a)

quarts

b)

silver

c)

mica

d)

feldspar

6.

what is the symbol to iron

a)

Fe

b)

Pb

c)

I

d)

Sn

7.

hardest mineral in the world

a)

osmium

b)

dimoned

c)

steal

d)

iron

8.

can minerals form from evaporating

a)

yes

b)

no

9.

What are the basic characteristics of all minerals?

a)

naturally occurring

inorganic

solid

crystal structure

definite chemical composition

b)

streak

cleavage

solid

density

10.

Is coal a mineral?

a)

no

b)

yes

11.

pick a few minerals that are composed of a single element.

a)

copper

b)

gold

c)

silver

d)

coal

12.

whats the approximate hardness of calcite

a)

2-2.5

b)

2-2.0

c)

5-5.6

d)

3-0.0