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ES- Matter and Minerals

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ability of a mineral to reflect light is called _____. 
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Hardness
d)
Crystalline Structure
2.
The hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale ______. 
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Diamond
d)
Halite
3.
FeCO3 would be considered a/an _______________. 
a)
Oxide
b)
Silicate
c)
Sulfide
d)
Carbonate
4.
The amount of matter in a given volume is called _____________. 
a)
Density 
b)
Matter
c)
Surface Area
d)
Volume
5.
The powdery residue a mineral leaves when dragged across a porcelain tile _____________________. 
a)
Hardness
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Fracture
6.
The ability of a mineral to break into smooth even surfaces__________. 
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Streak
d)
Hardness
7.
Gold would be considered a/an _____. 
a)
Element
b)
Oxide
c)
Carbonate
d)
Silicate
8.
The most common elements in the earth's crust are _________ and _________. 
a)
Silicon & Nitrogen
b)
Silicon & Oxygen
c)
Oxygen & Nitrogen
d)
Oxygen & Helium
9.
SiO2 would be considered a/an _________
a)
Sulfate
b)
Sulfide
c)
Oxide
d)
Silicate
10.
 A mineral that is 1 on the hardness scale, fractures, white and powdery is called ______.
a)
Talc
b)
Diamond
c)
Gypsum
d)
Halite
11.
The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called ___________
a)
Streak
b)
Hardness
c)
Cleavage
d)
Fracture
12.

Ore minerals can form in all of the following places EXCEPT

a)

at the surface of an area that was once covered by water

b)

at the bottom of a water body

c)

in fractures within rocks

d)

in a bed of hot, flowing lava

13.

___ are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.

a)

Minerals

b)

Compounds

c)

Crystals

d)

Elements

14.

Which of the following statements about minerals is FALSE?

a)

Minerals have a crystalline structure.

b)

Humans can create minerals to suit specific needs.

c)

Minerals are inorganic materials.

d)

Minerals cannot be liquids or gases.

15.
A rock which contains a useful mineral is call a/an
a)
gem
b)
quarry
c)
ore
d)
alloy
16.
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
17.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
18.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
19.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
20.
What mineral is salt?
a)
quartz
b)
sulfur
c)
halite
d)
calcite
21.
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
22.
The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms
a)
crystal
b)
density
c)
element
d)
fracture 
23.
A valuable, rare mineral
a)
ore
b)
gem
c)
rock
d)
bling
24.
Breakage along smooth, flat planes
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
d)
ore
25.
Matter is anything that takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
26.
I am two or more atoms chemically bonded.
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
27.
I am the smallest whole particle of matter. 
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
28.
I am 2 or more elements chemically bonded.
a)
atom
b)
molecule
c)
compound
d)
mixture
29.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical or physical means. There are about 100 of us shown in the Periodic Table
a)
compound
b)
mixture
c)
molecule
d)
element
30.

The image is pyrite. What could be used to classify this structure as a mineral rather than a rock?

a)

It was initially molten and has now cooled

b)

It melts at a higher temperature than rock

c)

It has a crystalline structure and a pure elemental composition

d)

It has multiple elemental compositions that came together to form pyrite.

31.

Your group is to identify a mineral. You noticed that your mineral fell apart into thin layers or sheets. What mineral did you have?

a)

gypsum

b)

mica

c)

quartz

d)

talc

32.

What is the best explanation of the main difference between a rock and a mineral?

a)

Minerals are organic; rocks are inorganic

b)

Rocs are naturally occurring; minerals do not occur naturally.

c)

Rocks are crystalline solids; minerals are not crystalline solids.

d)

Minerals have a definite chemical composition; rocks do not have a definite chemical composition

33.

You and your group have been handed five mineral samples to identify. First, you sort the minerals by color. All five minerals are white! Two are glassy and transparent. You have identified two minerals. They are calcite and quartz. Compare and contrast the properties of the two minerals. How can you EASILY tell them apart?

a)

check if one is shiny

b)

check if one scratches glass

c)

check to see which has bands

d)

check to see if one splits into sheets

34.

You and your science group have been handed five mineral samples to identify. First you sort the minerals by color. All but one is white. The non-white mineral is banded and has many colors. What is this mineral?

a)

Feldspar

b)

Fluorite

c)

Mica

d)

Quartz

35.

The Duluth Complex, one fo the world's largest undeveleoped mineral deposits, stretches across northeastern Minnesota and contains an estimated 4.4 billion tons of valuable metallic minerals. This particular mineral has a hardness of 3. It has a reddish color but the color can change to gray or black when exposed to air and/or water. It has luster and is malleable and ductile. What is this mineral?

a)

cinnabar

b)

copper

c)

lead

d)

silver

36.

According to the Moh's Scale of Mineral Hardness, the sample mineral that will scratch gypsum but not apatite is MOST LIKELY

a)

calcite

b)

quartz

c)

talc

d)

topaz

37.

When crystals form, they can form in different sizes. What contributes the most to the resulting size of the crystal during formation?

a)

pressure

b)

rate of cooling

c)

surface composition

d)

chemical composition

38.

Atoms are made of quarks and leptons, in addition to protons and neutrons.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Minerals that are not elemental are usually

a)

covalent bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

metallic bonds

40.

Which of the following is not a way to form minerals?

a)

cooling of magma

b)

crystallization from a supersaturated solution

c)

evaporation of a solvent leaving the solute

d)

polishing rock

41.
Matter is a composition that is always the same is...
a)
Mixture
b)
Atom
c)
Matter
d)
Substance
42.
A type of substance containing atoms of two or more elements chemically bonded together is a mixture.
a)
Ture
b)
False
43.
Salad is an example of...
a)
a mixutre
b)
an element
c)
a compound
44.
If a mixture has components you can see it is a...
a)
solution
b)
compound
c)
homogeneous mixture
d)
heterogeneous mixture
45.

A Mixture is defined as

a)

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined

b)

A combination of compounds that are chemically bonded

c)

2 or more elements chemically bonded

46.
Are these molecules also compounds?
a)
YES
b)
NO
47.

If the mineral's chemical formula is BaSO4 which mineral group is the mineral in? USE YOUR TABLE

a)

silicates

b)

carbonates

c)

halides

d)

sulfates

48.

The mineral's chemical formula consists of a metal combined with a nonmetal to make a salt. USE YOUR NOTES

a)

silicates

b)

carbonates

c)

sulfides

d)

halides

49.

What mineral groups is the most common (96% of all minerals). USE YOUR NOTES

a)

silicates

b)

carbonates

c)

oxides

d)

halides

50.

What elements are in sulfides? USE YOUR NOTES

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

sulfur and a metal

d)

sulfur and oxygen

51.

What elements are in oxides? USE YOUR NOTES!

a)

only oxygen

b)

oxygen and a metal

c)

metals

d)

nonmetals

52.

If the mineral's chemical formula is CaCO3, what group is the mineral in? USE YOUR TABLE

a)

silicates

b)

carbonates

c)

sulfates

d)

oxides

53.

What elements are in carbonates? USE YOUR NOTES

a)

only carbon

b)

CO3 and metals

c)

metals

d)

nonmetals

54.

If the mineral's chemical formula is CaF2, what mineral group is the mineral in? USE YOUR TABLE

a)

halides

b)

oxides

c)

sulfates

d)

carbonates

55.

If the mineral's chemical formula is KAl2(Si3AlO10)(OH)2 what mineral group is it in? USE YOUR TABLE

a)

silicates

b)

oxides

c)

carbonates

d)

sulfates

56.

The most common classification of minerals is based on

a)

color

b)

chemical composition

c)

size

d)

shape

57.

Which of the following is considered a special property that applies to only a few minerals

a)

color

b)

streak

c)

magnetism

d)

luster

58.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?

a)

crystalline structure

b)

formed by inorganic processes

c)

either a liquid or gas

d)

definite chemical composition

59.

Which of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?

a)

color

b)

cleavage

c)

streak

d)

hardness

60.

What is the uneven breakage of a mineral called?

a)

cleavage

b)

fracture

c)

crystal form

d)

hardness

61.

The Table below shows the hardness of six minerals.

Using the table, which mineral will scratch Alabaster but will NOT scratch Ekanite?

a)

Creedite

b)

Boracite

c)

Moissanite

d)

Spectrolite

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