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WorksheetsQ1W2 EALS Minerals (Quiz)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the relationship of minerals to rocks?
Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.
Rocks are the building block of rocks
Minerals are made up of rocks.
Minerals and rocks are the same.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
Solid
Organic
Crystalline structure
Naturally occurring
Which of the following is considered a mineral?
Coal
Pearl
Salt
Sand
How is luster classified?
Scale of 1 to 10.
Metallic or non-metallic
Amorphous or non-amorphous
Depends on its direction of breakage.
What is the correct pairing of elements for the mineral group that belongs to silicates?
silicon & carbon
silicon & nitrogen
silicon & oxygen
silicon & hydrogen
What is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust that is mainly used for transportation and packaging?
Aluminum
Copper
Iron
Silver
You bought a necklace with a clear & crystal pendant, and you want to find out if the pendant is diamond. What would be the easiest way to do this without breaking it?
Assess for its streak
Test for its specific gravity
Scratch it against other rocks
Check for its chemical composition
In the Mohs Scale of Hardness, apatite has a rating of 5 while quartz’s rating is 7. What can you infer about the hardness of apatite?
Apatite is harder than quartz.
Apatite is the weakest mineral
Apatite has about the same hardness as quartz
Apatite has a lower hardness rating than quartz.
What is the difference between cleavage and crystal habit?
Both are dictated by crystal structure
Cleavage is the weak plane while crystal habit is the natural shape of the mineral
Cleavage is the external shape while crystal habit is the weak point
Both are the same
Diamond is a mineral that is formed as an individual element. It is non-conductive. What is the other characteristic of a diamond?
metal
semi-metal
non-metal
none of the choices
