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Worksheets3.1 Identifying Minerals
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
4.
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
5.
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
6.
The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms
a)
crystal
b)
density
c)
element
d)
fracture
7.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
8.
-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
9.
Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?
a)
Streak
b)
Hardness
c)
Taste
d)
Color
10.
This property is NOT very useful in identifying a mineral:
a)
Color
b)
Luster
c)
Hardness
d)
Streak
11.
Minerals are made of one or more
a)
minerals.
b)
sediments.
c)
elements.
d)
rocks.
12.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
definite chemical composition
b)
crystal structure
c)
naturally occuring
d)
all of the above
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