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WorksheetsS6E5 Minerals The building blocks of rock!
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following would be the best description of the mineral property called luster?
A minerals resistance to being scratched.
The color a mineral gives off.
How a mineral reflects light.
Observing the color of the powder left behind when scraping across a surface.
The atoms within a mineral are arranged in an orderly, repeating three-dimensional pattern. Which of the characteristics of minerals does this statement describe?
Solid
Inorganic
Crystal Structure
Made In Nature
My teacher mentioned that in order for a substance to be a mineral, it has to be _____ or nonliving.
Inorganic
Organic
Mixture
Liquid
In the lab, a student wants to identify two different minerals. So, she takes them and scrapes them across a plate to see the color of the powder they leave behind. What property of minerals is she testing?
Color
Hardness
Luster
Streak
A measure of a mineral's resistance to scratching. This is measured by scratching it against another substance of known hardness on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
Color
Hardness
Luster
Streak
Which statement is the best example of the mineral property of cleavage?
The mineral broke and had jagged edges.
The mineral broke and had flat edges.
Minerals never break
All are correct
Each element is made up of only one type of______.
Atom
Element
Compound
Chemical
This characteristic of a mineral shows the molecules are closely packed together.
Chemical Composition
Solid
Inorganic
Crystalline Structure
True or False: Minerals can be man-made.
True
False
A naturally occurring, non-living solid that has a specific chemical make-up and a repeating structure is known as what?
rock
mineral
stone
mountain
Which one is not a property used to identify minerals?
streak
luster
hardness
size
Rocks are made out of __________________.
particles
minerals
molecules
cells
Pick the correct difference between a rock and a mineral.
A mineral can be made up of rocks, but rocks cannot be made up of minerals.
A rock always has the same shape, while minerals may be different in shape.
A mineral always has the same shape, while a rock may be different in shape.
A rock can be made up of minerals, but minerals cannot be made up of a rock.
