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Minerals

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which property causes the mineral galena to break into tiny cubes?

a)

density

b)

crystal structure

c)

hardness

d)

luster

2.

Which property causes the mineral galena to break into tiny cubes?

a)

density

b)

crystal structure

c)

hardness

d)

luster

3.

What characteristic is used for classifying minerals into individual groups?

a)

internal atomic structure

b)

chemical composition

c)

density and hardness

d)

absence of the tetrahedron

4.

Where do the tetrahedra bond to each other?

a)

at any oxygen atom

b)

in the center of the silicon atom

5.

Which is an example of a mineral whose streak cannot be determined with a porcelain streak plate?

a)

hematite

b)

gold

c)

magnetite

d)

feldspar

6.

Which is one of the three most common elements in Erath's crust?

a)

sodium

b)

iron

c)

silicon

d)

carbon

7.

Calcite is the dominant mineral in the rock limestone. In which mineral group does it belong?

a)

silicates

b)

carbonates

c)

sulfates

d)

oxides

8.

What mineral fizzes when it comes in contact with HCL?

a)

dolomite

b)

calcite

c)

quartz

9.

Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms to describe which property of minerals?

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

d)

cleavage/fracture

10.

For a mineral to be considered an ore, which requirement must it meet?

a)

must be a common mineral

b)

must not generate pollution

c)

naturally occuring

d)

must generate a profit

11.

If you take a penny and scratch a mineral, what property is being tested?

a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

hardness

d)

cleavage

12.

What is a mineral that is useful enough to be mined for profti?

a)

gem

b)

diamond

c)

ore

d)

crystal

13.

Who is the hardness test named after?

a)

Friedrich Mohs

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Isaac newton

d)

Alfred Wegener

14.

What is the hardest mineral on Friendrich Moh's test? What is the number?

a)

Diamond 10

b)

Diamond 1

c)

Talc 1

d)

Talc 10

15.

Glass is not a crystal because

a)

it is a solid

b)

it is transparent

c)

it fractures

d)

it is not crystalline

16.

all minerals are

a)

naturally occuring

b)

unordered

c)

made in a lab

d)

organic solids