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Minerals

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

What is a mineral?

a)

A small part that makes up the nucleus of an atom

b)

A natural occurring element that is not a plant or animal

c)

Any gas that is found on the Periodic Table

d)

An unnatural element that is always liquid

2.

Which of these is an example of a mineral?

a)

Topaz

b)

Water

c)

Liquid

d)

Plastic

3.

How do minerals form?

a)

When magma heats up, minerals boil to the top.

b)

When magma heats up water, minerals cool it down.

c)

When magma cools down, its molecules form crystals.

d)

When magma is still in a valcano, it is full of minerals.

4.

Where does table salt come from?

a)

It is formed by flowing magma.

b)

It is left behind after a volcano erupts.

c)

It is formed by freezing water

d)

It is left behind when water evaporates.

5.

when a mineral breaks into flat pieces, what property is this?

a)

Streak

b)

Cleavage

c)

Hardness

d)

Color

6.

A diamond is a 10 on the Mohs scale therefore...

a)

It can scratch any other mineral

b)

It can be scratched by another mineral

c)

Diamonds are not strong

d)

Diamonds have streak

7.

Streak is the property of mineral that...

a)

Tells how hard a mineral is

b)

Determines the color

c)

Leaves a colored powder that identifies a mineral

d)

Tells how a mineral breaks

8.

What property of a mineral is expressed using Mohs scale?

a)

Luster

b)

Hardness

c)

Streak

d)

Color

9.

The color of a mineral's powder is

a)

Streak

b)

Luster

c)

Hardness

d)

Texture

10.

The hardest mineral on Mohs scale is

a)

Talc

b)

Diamond

c)

Quartz

d)

Topaz

11.

Scientist use mineral _______ to identify and classify minerals

a)

Pieces

b)

Names

c)

Structure

d)

Properties

12.

Which one is one a property used to identify minerals

a)

Streak

b)

Hardness

c)

Size

d)

Luster