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WorksheetsChapter 6 Lesson 1 Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
_________ are natural, non living solid crystals that make up rocks.
Rocks
Crystals
Minerals
Diamonds
Everyday
Which is not a property of minerals?
color
luster
hardness
shine
cleavage
___________ is how easily the surface of a mineral can be scratched.
Hardness
Luster
Cleavage
Streak
Read the description above. Which detail(s) show that Fluorite is a mineral?
It is inorganic.
It is a solid.
It can be defined by a chemical formula.
All of the above.
Read the definition above and use your knowledge about minerals to choose the correct definition:
Ivory is a mineral because minerals either come from living things or are man-made.
Ivory is a mineral because minerals are always white in color.
Ivory is not a mineral because minerals don’t come from living things.
Ivory is not a mineral because minerals are not solids.
Check all that are correct:
A mineral must be:
a crystalline structure
formed by geological processes
a solid
inorganic
Why is water not a mineral?
It is inorganic.
It is a liquid.
It is naturally occurring.
It has a crystalline structure.
Read the description above. Use the definition of minerals to choose the correct statement about sandstone.
Sandstone is a mineral because minerals always have a hardness of 6.5.
Sandstone is a mineral because minerals are always made of quartz.
Sandstone is not a mineral because each mineral can only come in one color.
Sandstone is not a mineral because minerals are pure substances.
Read the description above. Use the definition of minerals to choose the correct statement about Portland cement.
Portland cement is a mineral because all minerals are made of limestone.
Portland cement is a mineral because all minerals harden when mixed with water.
Portland is not a mineral because minerals are not man-made.
Portland cement is not a mineral because minerals aren’t used in daily life.
Which of the following is a physical property of minerals?
color
toxicity
combustion
chemical stability
Cleavage and fracture describe ________.
where minerals can be found
if minerals are edible
how minerals break
if minerals will react with water
A mineral’s streak is ________.
always the same as its color
the color it turns liquid when it dissolves
the way it reflects light
the color of its powder
All of the following words can describe a mineral’s luster except ________.
metallic
brittle
pearly
glassy
Mohs scale is used to measure which property of minerals?
color
hardness
streak
fracture
Galena is a mineral that creates smooth, flat surfaces when it breaks. It is a 2.5 on Mohs scale. Galena ________.
has cleavage and is soft
has fracture and is very hard
has fracture and a shiny luster
has cleavage and no streak
Which property might you test by rubbing one mineral directly against another?
color
smell
luster
hardness
Which is true?
The streak of a mineral is the same color as the mineral.
Crystals are classified by the shapes and angles they form.
Cinnabar is the hardest mineral.
Minerals are all magnetic.
