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WorksheetsProperties of Minerals
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is cleavage?
The ability to cut or scratch other materials
The ability to break into pieces with flat sides
The ability to reflect light of certain colors
The ability to change shape when melted
A student wanted to determine what mineral they possessed. If the student dragged the mineral across a ceramic tile and looked at the color of the powder left behind, which physical property did they test?
Cleavage
Streak
Luster
H
How can you test a minerals hardness?
Shine a bright light at the mineral
Scratch a mineral with a fingernail
Look at the edges of a mineral
Place a magnet near the mineral
Gary has a piece of diamond and a piece of graphite. He wants to test the hardness of these two minerals. When he rubs the diamond against the piece of graphite, the graphite gets scratched. When he rubs the piece of graphite against the diamond, the diamond does not get scratched. Which is true?
The graphite is harder than the diamond.
Both minerals have the same hardness
This test does not show which mineral is harder
The diamond is harder than the graphite
Which is related to the hardness of a mineral?
how easy it is to scratch the mineral.
how easy it is to melt the mineral.
how easy it is to break the mineral.
how easy it is to flatten the mineral.
Scientists can use the ______ of minerals to tell them apart
Sound
Size
Length
Color
How is the streak color of a mineral best tested
by breaking the mineral into several pieces
by scraping it across a tile of unglazed porcelain
by scratching the surface of the mineral with another mineral
by holding it under a bright light
What name is given to the dust that is left on a surface after a mineral has been scraped across it
Streak
Cleavage
Luster
Color
Which of the following tests could a student do to find out whether a mineral has the property of cleavage
rub the mineral on a white ceramic plate
look at how shiny the mineral is
try to scratch the mineral with a fingernail
try to break the mineral along different directions
Miguel notices that a certain mineral can easily break apart into thin, flat sheets. What property of the mineral is he observing
Streak
Hardness
Luster
Cleavage
What are three identifying properties of minerals that help geologists identify the makeup of rocks
weight, size, crystal shape
location, taste, streak color
hardness, crystal shape, streak color
smell, size, texture
All rocks are made of
(a)
Jorge is testing a mineral by seeing whether it can be scratched by a penny. What property of the mineral is Jorge testing?
Streak
Color
Luster
Hardness
