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WorksheetsMinerals Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which mineral is ranked highest on the Mohs scale?
a)
Talc
b)
Calcite
c)
Quartz
d)
Diamond
2.
Minerals have different properties to help scientists identify them. Which is NOT a property used to identify minerals?
a)
color
b)
hardness
c)
size
d)
luster
3.
The property of luster means..
a)
the hardness of a mineral
b)
the color of the mineral
c)
the streak the mineral leaves
d)
how the mineral reflects light
4.
Hardness, color, and luster are examples of a mineral's ___________.
a)
price
b)
weight
c)
property
d)
name
5.
What mineral is the softest?
a)
quartz (7)
b)
mica (2)
c)
feldspar (6)
d)
talc (1)
6.
What is the purpose of the scratch test?
a)
to find if the rock contained calcite
b)
to find the hardness of the mineral
c)
to find the color
7.
Using the Mohs Hardness Scale (click the text to see the Scale), name two minerals harder than Fluorite.
a)
Talc and Calcite
b)
Gypsum and Quartz
c)
Quartz and Feldspar
d)
Diamond and Talc
8.
The Mohs scale is used to tell the ___________ of a mineral.
a)
color
b)
softness
c)
hardness
9.
A mineral that registers a "1" on the Mohs scale would be very...
a)
hard.
b)
soft.
10.
A mineral that registers a "10" on the Mohs scale would be very...
a)
hard.
b)
soft.
11.
Use Moh's hardness scale to answer the question. A penny has a hardness of 3.5. Which mineral has a hardness most similar to a penny?
a)
Fluorite
b)
Talc
c)
Diamond
d)
Quartz
12.
Luster is a property that helps identify minerals. What tool would be helpful to determine if a mineral has luster?
a)
Nail
b)
Flashlight
c)
Penny
d)
Ceramic Tile
13.
A mineral with a hardness of 7 can scratch
a)
orthoclase feldspar, but cannot scratch talc.
b)
calcite, but cannot scratch apatite.
c)
topaz, but cannot scratch fluorite.
d)
gypsum, but cannot scratch corundum.
14.
___________ is the color of powdered mineral.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Fracture
15.
_________ is how easily something can be scratched.
a)
specific gravity
b)
luster
c)
hardness
16.
___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.
a)
cleavage
b)
magnetic
c)
luster
17.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
18.
Rubbing a mineral on a streak plate determines the color of the mineral's _____________
a)
Surface
b)
Interior
c)
Powder
d)
Crystals
19.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Heaviness
d)
Density
20.
What can you infer about graphite from the fact that you can scratch it with just your fingernail?
a)
It's not very lustrous.
b)
It's not very hard.
c)
Its streak is black colored.
d)
It has fracture.
21.
What property of rock is being observed when looking for what color is left after scratching it on a ceramic plate?
a)
hardness
b)
color
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
22.
When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture
23.
When a mineral breaks smoothly and evenly.
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture
24.
If a mineral breaks smoothly, it has planes of.....
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
25.
A mineral can be scratched by gypsum and quartz.
What is the hardness range?
a)
1-2
b)
2-7
c)
2-10
d)
7-10
26.
SNICE
All mineral are N____?
All mineral are N____?
a)
Nosy
b)
Nice to look at
c)
Naturally occurring
d)
Nonsilicates
27.
SNICE
Almost all minerals are i__________?
a)
invisible
b)
inorganic
c)
imbeciles
d)
illuminating
28.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
29.
This chart shows four minerals and the hardness of each. Which mineral from the chart would be the softest of the four?
a)
talc
b)
calcite
c)
feldspar
d)
diamond
30.
This chart shows four minerals and the hardness of each. Which mineral from the chart would be the hardest of the four?
a)
talc
b)
calcite
c)
fluorite
d)
diamond
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