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Minerals and Rocks Test Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The way in which a mineral's surface reflects light.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Density
d)
Luster
2.
The tendency of a mineral to break along smooth, flat surfaces.
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
3.
The color of a mineral's powder form.
a)
Streak
b)
Hardness
c)
Magnetism
d)
Luster
4.

A mineral can be scratched by gypsum and quartz.

What is the hardness range?



a)

1-2

b)

2-7

c)

2-10

d)

7-10

5.

A mineral could NOT be scratched by both calcite (3) and apatite (5).

What is the hardness range?

a)

1-3

b)

3-5

c)

3-10

d)

5-10

6.

All minerals are __________?

a)

Organic

b)

Man-made

c)

Naturally occurring

d)

Solid, liquid or gas

7.

All minerals are __________?

a)

invisible

b)

inorganic

c)

imbeciles

d)

illuminating

8.
Minerals form in the following ways EXCEPT...
a)

Cooling of magma

b)

Evaporation of a solution

c)

Cooling of lava

d)

Depositing of sand and soil particles

9.

A mineral which contains a useful substance is called a/an

a)

gem

b)

quarry

c)

ore

d)

alloy

10.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
11.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
12.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
13.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
14.

The trace elements found in a mineral determine its...

a)

Hardness

b)

Streak

c)

Color

d)

Luster

15.

Identify this mineral. Metallic silvery gray cubes, the Missouri State Mineral

a)

gypsum

b)

copper

c)

galena

d)

hornblende

16.

reddish-brown mineral, streak is black, metallic luster not visible because of rusting 

a)

halite

b)

hematite

c)

kyanite

d)

pyrite

17.

Yellow, nonmetallic, brittle, hardness of 2-3, has an odor, forms near volcanoes

a)

sulfur

b)

kaolinite

c)

kyanite

d)

talc

18.

Thin translucent to transparent sheets; colorless or pale color; hardness of 2

a)

talc

b)

biotite mica

c)

muscovite mica

d)

gypsum

19.
Dark colored thin sheets, opaque to translucent, hardness of 2-3, brittle
a)
hornblende
b)
muscovite mica
c)
gypsum
d)
biotite mica
20.

A soft, white, earthy, clay mineral.

a)
talc
b)
gypsum
c)
calcite
d)
kaolinite
21.
Hardness of 2-3, cubic crystals and cleavage, and tastes salty.
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
quartz
d)
gypsum
22.

Clear with cleavage, looks fibrous, Hardness of 2, plastic feel

a)

calcite

b)

halite

c)

quartz

d)

gypsum

23.
Hardness of 3, rhombic cleavage and crystals, and fizzes in acid.
a)

calcite

b)

halite

c)

gypsum

d)

quartz

24.
Hardness of 7, conchoidal fracture, hexagonal crystals, and vitreous luster.
a)
calcite
b)
halite
c)
gypsum
d)
quartz
25.

Yellow metallic, hardness 6-7, cubic crystals, conchoidal fracture, greenish-black streak

a)

pyrite

b)

gold

c)

sulfur

d)

kaolinite

26.

Yellow Brownish mineral, can be rough and holey or smooth, looks rusty

a)

pyrite

b)

chalcopyrite

c)

sulfur

d)

limonite

27.

brownish green mineral with a metallic luster, can have an iridescent sheen and gold flecks, fracture

a)

pyrite

b)

chalcopyrite

c)

sulfur

d)

limonite

28.

A mineral that is prized for its rarity and beauty.

a)

gem

b)

quarry

c)

ore

d)

alloy

29.
There are over 3,500 known minerals.  90% are...
a)
Silicates
b)
Nonsilicates
c)
Native elements
d)
Oxides
30.

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

31.

According to the rock cycle, Which type of rock is able to turn into a metamorphic rock?

a)

Only sedimentary

b)

Only igneous

c)

Both igneous and sedimentary

d)

Neither igneous or sedimentary

32.

Rocks and sediment change as they move through the rock cycle. Which change involves turning into melting?

a)

Lava to rock

b)

magma to lava

c)

rock to magma

d)

rock to sediment

33.

What must happen to a metamorphic rock before it becomes a sedimentary rock rock?

a)

It must be broken down into sediment

b)

It must be melted into magma

c)

Its minerals must dissolve in water

d)

It must be exposed to high temperature and pressure

34.
Identify this type of rock. 
a)
metamorphic 
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
fossil
35.
What type of rock might contain holes from gases of quickly cooled lava? 
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
36.

Fossils are often found in this rock.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

37.

What kind of rock is "Granite"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

38.

What kind of rock is "Marble"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

39.

What kind of rock is "Limestone"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

40.

This rock is usually made up of pieces of rock called sediments that have been pressed and cemented together.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

41.

What kind of rock is "Basalt"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

42.

What kind of rock is "Sandstone"?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

43.
Has large crystals because of slow cooling
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
44.
Has small or no crystals because of rapid cooling
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
extrusive igneous
d)
intrusive igneous
45.

Is this rock mafic or felsic?

a)

Mafic

b)

Felsic

46.

Describe the mineral composition of the following igneous rock.

a)

felsic

b)

mafic

47.

Felsic rocks are...

a)

light

b)

dark

48.

Mafic rocks are...

a)

light

b)

dark

49.

Vesicular means...

a)

Full of air bubbles

b)

Fine Grained

c)

Coarse Grained

50.

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock.

a)

Aphanitic

b)

Phaneritic

c)

Vesicular

d)

Glassy

51.

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock.

a)

Glassy

b)

Porphyritic

c)

Vesicular

d)

Pegmatitic

52.

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock (grain size 1-10 mm).

a)

Vesicular

b)

Aphanitic

c)

Phaneritic

d)

Glassy

53.

Describe the texture of the following igneous rock (grain size < 1mm).

a)

Porphyritic

b)

Aphanitic

c)

Phaneritic

d)

Pegmatitic

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