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Minerals Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

fracture

2.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)

hardness

b)

specific gravity

c)

luster

d)

streak

3.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)

1

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

4.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)

luster

b)

color

c)

streak

d)

cleavage

5.
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

6.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to
a)

density

b)

streak

c)

mineral

d)

non silicate mineral

7.
What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)

feldspar

b)

talc

c)

gypsum

d)

kaolinite

8.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

hardness

d)

heft

9.

-the name of the scale used to determine a mineral's hardness.

a)

Miller's scale of hardness

b)

The Scale of Hardness

c)

Mohs scale of hardness

d)

Mineral Hardness Scale

10.
Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?
a)

Streak

b)

Hardness

c)

Taste

d)

Color

11.

This property is NOT very useful in identifying a mineral:

a)

Color

b)

Luster

c)

Hardness

d)

Streak

12.

Match the following words to their definitions.

a)

Color

1.

only used to identify a few minerals

b)

Streak

2.

color of mineral's powder

c)

Luster

3.

light reflected from a mineral's surface

d)

Hardness

4.

measured on a scale of 1-10

e)

Density

5.

mass/volume

13.

Match the following words to their definitions

a)

Crystal

1.

structure

b)

Cleavage

2.

breaks easily along flat surfaces

c)

Fracture

3.

breaks apart in an irregular way

d)

Salt

4.

mineral you might put on your french fries

e)

Mineral

5.

naturally occuring inorganic solid

14.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

streak

15.
Which minerals would all scratch apatite?
a)

diamond, topaz, quartz

b)

quartz, calcite, gypsum

c)

fluorite, talc, calcite

d)

diamond, fluorite, corundum

16.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)

cleavage

b)

fracture

c)

glassy

d)

waxy

17.
The five characteristics that all minerals share are:
a)

Definite Chemical Composition, Color, Density, Igneous, and Solid

b)

Definite Chemical Composition,  Crystal Structure, Inorganic, Naturally Occurring, and Solid

c)

Cleavage, Faces, Hardness, Metamorphic, and Streak

d)

Cleavage, Crystal Structure, Density, Igneous, and Solid

18.
Means that the substance must occur in nature, it cannot be created or manufactured by people
a)

Inorganic

b)

Organic

c)

Naturally Occurring

d)

Not Living

19.
Means that a mineral cannot come from something that was once living.
a)

Inorganic

b)

Organic

c)

Naturally Occurring

d)

Not Living

20.
This means the particles that make a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.
a)

Chemical Composition

b)

Crystal Structure

c)

Fracture

d)

Solid

21.
Definite ___________ means that a mineral always contains certain elements in definite, or exact, proportions.
a)

Chemical Composition

b)

Crystal Structure

c)

Crystal System

d)

Naturally Occurring

22.
Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given to the hardest?
a)

1

b)

10

c)

5

d)

7

23.

A ________ is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

a)

mineral

b)

rock

c)

crystal

d)

fluorite

24.

Using the Mohs Hardness Scale above answer the following questions as true or false.

2. _____ A steel nail would scratch quartz.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Using the Mohs Hardness Scale above answer the following questions as true or false.

1. _____ Apatite would scratch fluorite but not topaz.

a)

True

b)

False

26.
What mineral is aka as "Fool's Gold"? ?
a)
galena
b)
halite
c)
pyrite
27.
What mineral is this?
a)
Graphite
b)
Sulfur
c)
Quartz
28.

This mineral has a hardness of 2. It is vitreous and has perfect cleavage

a)

Quartz

b)

Diamond

c)

Halite

d)

Orthoclase

29.
Metallic to earthy gray, hardness of 1-2, unclear cleavage, writes on paper
a)
graphite
b)
galena
c)
pyrite
d)
hematite
30.
orange-metal to opaque green non-metal, hackly fracture, high specific gravity
a)
copper
b)
pyrite
c)
galena
d)
amazonite
31.

Vitreous translucent to transparent mineral, hardness of 4, 4-directions of cleavage, glows in UV light, can be multi-colored; added in water and toothpaste

a)
quartz
b)
galena
c)
corundum
d)
fluorite
32.
Pearly, opaque, hardness of 1, indistinct cleavage, soapy feel
a)
talc
b)
gypsum
c)
calcite
d)
kaolinite
33.
Adamantine luster, hardness of 10, octahedral cubic crystals
a)
quartz
b)
corundum
c)
hornblende
d)
diamond
34.
Hexagonal crystal, conchoidal fracture, many colors but often red to brownish-gray, hardness of 9
a)
corundum
b)
diamond
c)
potassium feldspar
d)
hematite
35.

Match the following

a)

1.

Graphite

b)

2.

Magnetite

c)

3.

Biotite

d)

4.

Feldespar

e)

5.

Galena

36.

Match the following

a)

1.

Calcite

b)

2.

Halite

c)

3.

Fluorite

d)

4.

Quartz

e)

5.

Muscovite

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