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WorksheetsMinerals - 7th science
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
What mineral makes up 90% of the earth's crust?
diamonds
silicates
nonsilicates
gold
What mineral makes up less than 10% of the earth's crust?
diamonds
silicates
nonsilicates
gold
All of these are silicates except for one. Which is NOT a silicate?
Quartz
Feldspar
Mica
Halide
Which word means a substance made of two or more elements that have been chemically joined.
compound
crystal
element
mineral
Which is a solid whose atoms, ions or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern?
element
mineral
crystal
compound
Which is a change due to type and number of impurities or exposure to the elements?
color
streak
cleavage
luster
Which is the way a surface reflects the light?
color
luster
streak
fracture
Which word means to split along smooth flat surfaces?
streak
cleavage
fracture
hardness
Which word means to break along either curved or irregular surfaces?
fracture
cleavage
streak
denisity
Which word means the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance?
streak
hardness
density
cleavage
Which word is the color of the powder of a mineral when it is rubbed on a streak plate.
the luster
the density
the cleavage
the streak
What are the four questions that you would ask to determine if a substance is a mineral?
Is it a solid?
Is it metallic?
Is it a nonliving material?
Is it formed in nature?
Does it have a crystalline structure?
What is the name of the types of minerals that contain silicon, oxygen and one or more metals?
silicate mineral
non silicates mineral
What is the type of mineral that does NOT have silicon or oxygen?
silicate mineral
nonsilicate mineral
