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WorksheetsRocks and Minerals
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Which property can BEST be used to identify a type of mineral?
Hardness
Size
Mass
Temperature
Casey’s science teacher gave her a sample of copper and silver. What will BEST help her identify which is copper and which is silver?
color and luster
where they are found
type of rock they come from
temperature
Color is often the first attribute of a mineral that is noticed. Which explains why this property is the most inaccurate method for identifying minerals?
It depends on the amount of sunlight reflected.
Clay changes the color.
It depends on the amount of oxygen the mineral was exposed to.
Many minerals have the same color.
What is being tested here?
hardness
streak color
weight
shape
The mineral fluorite has a hardness of 4. Which materials could fluorite scratch?
a penny and apatite
apatite and diamond
diamond and talc
talc and a penny
Where on Earth do rocks melt?
deep inside the Earth
on the ocean floor
in hot, tropical areas
on sunny temperatures
Which is true of all rocks?
they are all strong
they are made up of minerals
they are used to make buildings
they are easily scratched
A ______ is the same all the way through.
mountain
rock
beach
mineral
Which of these would be LEAST helpful when trying to identify a mineral?
luster
hardness
color
streak
Which mineral is hardest?
quartz
salt
diamond
gold
Which two minerals from the chart above would MOST LIKELY scratch glass?
Hint: Glass is a 5.5
galena and quartz
galena and talc
quartz and garnet
talc and garnet
Which test is used to show the color of minerals found in certain rocks?
streak test
smell test
shininess test
scratch test
What does this scale help you know about a penny?
A penny is not heavy.
A penny is brown and shiny.
A penny is softer than most minerals.
A penny is harder than most minerals.
Why is quartz a mineral?
It is solid and has never been alive.
You can find it anywhere.
It is used to make glass.
It is made of rocks.
How are rocks related to minerals?
Minerals are living parts of rocks.
Rocks and minerals are the same.
Rocks are made of minerals.
Minerals contain rocks.
Why is halite a mineral?
It is artificial.
It has a flavor.
It is hard and has no color.
It is solid and is not living.
Peter had two minerals that looked a lot alike. They were the same color and texture. What property would help Peter figure out if the two minerals are the same?
size
hardness
shape
weight
A copper penny has a hardness of 3.5. Which mineral is softer than copper?
quartz
fluorite
calcite
topaz
