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Matter and Minerals

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are NOT a characteristic of minerals.

a)

Naturally occurring

b)

Man-made

c)

Solid

d)

Inorganic

2.

True or false: Minerals make up elements.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Minerals are...

a)

Made of rocks

b)

Made of elements

c)

Liquid

d)

Living

4.

The color of the minerals powder.

a)

Color

b)

Streak

c)

Luster

d)

Hardness

5.

The way light reflects off a mineral.

a)

Color

b)

Streak

c)

Luster

d)

Hardness

6.

Minerals resistance to being scratched.

a)

Color

b)

Streak

c)

Luster

d)

Hardness

7.

Maya observes that mica breaks along a flat line, creating thin sheets. This is an example of

a)

Luster

b)

Cleavage

c)

Hardness

d)

Fracture

8.

According to Mohs Hardness Scale, what mineral can scratch corundum?

a)

Talc

b)

Topaz

c)

Diamond

d)

Masonry Drill Bit

9.

According to Mohs Hardness Scale, what mineral can scratch apatite but not quartz?

a)

Talc

b)

Topaz

c)

Diamond

d)

Orthoclase

10.

Using evidence from the data table, what is the chemical composition of Fluorite?

a)

CaF2

b)

H2O

c)

Fe3O4

d)

MnO2

11.

Mineral or not a mineral:

Diamond

a)

Mineral

b)

Not a mineral

12.

Mineral or not a mineral:

Talc

a)

Mineral

b)

Not a mineral

13.

Mineral or not a mineral:

Chromium

a)

Mineral

b)

Not a mineral

14.

Mineral or not a mineral:

Quartz

a)

Mineral

b)

Not a mineral

15.

Mineral or not a mineral:

Wood

a)

Mineral

b)

Not a mineral

16.

Mineral or not a mineral:

Iceberg

a)

Mineral

b)

Not a mineral

17.

Which of the following is NOT an example of how minerals form?

a)

Cooling solution

b)

Evaporation of a solution

c)

Cooling magma or lava

d)

Dead plants or animals

18.

Scratching a mineral against a glass plate is a method of determining its __________.

a)

color

b)

hardness

c)

streak

d)

cleavage

19.

Which mineral property is best illustrated by the following diagram?

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

density

20.

Which mineral property is being tested in the following diagram?

a)

density

b)

luster

c)

fracture

d)

streak

21.

The reflection of light from the surface of a mineral is called __________.

a)

luster

b)

streak

c)

fracture

d)

color

22.

Describe the luster of the following mineral.

a)

glassy

b)

dull

c)

metallic

d)

nonmetallic

23.

Which factor determines the crystal shape of a mineral?

a)

arrangement of atoms

b)

presence of impurities

c)

reflection of light

24.

What is the basic atomic structure that forms when oxygen and silicon unite?

a)

tetrahedron

b)

sphere

c)

cube

d)

cylinder

25.

Which mineral will scratch quartz but not corundum?

a)

talc

b)

topaz

c)

feldspar

d)

diamond

26.

Which material is made of feldspar?

a)

plastic pipes

b)

ceramics

c)

drywall panels

d)

iron nails

27.

Which mineral is yellow in color and has a foul odor?

a)

sulfur

b)

pyrite

c)

halite

d)

talc

28.

Which mineral has a hardness of 6.5 and a reddish-brown streak?

a)

garnet

b)

magnetite

c)

quartz

d)

hematite

29.

Which mineral cleaves in four directions and consists of calcium and fluorine?

a)

pyroxene

b)

calcite

c)

dolomite

d)

fluorite

30.

Which mineral has a red color, is used in jewelry, and has a hardness of 7?

a)

quartz

b)

garnet

c)

hematite

d)

feldspar

31.

Which mineral is colorless, has rhombohedral cleavage, and bubbles with acid?

a)

halite

b)

calcite

c)

fluorite

d)

quartz

32.

Which mineral is black, flexible in thin sheets, and has a hardness of 2.5?

a)

mica

b)

galena

c)

halite

d)

graphite

33.

What is the light interaction for copper?

a)

Transparent (see-through)

b)

Translucent (a little see-through)

c)

Opaque (not see-through)

34.

The copper in a penny is a mineral. What is the luster for copper? Why?

a)

The luster for copper is non-metallic because it's not a metal

b)

The luster for copper is metallic because copper's a metal

c)

The luster for copper is opaque

d)

The luster for copper is non-metallic because it is metal.

35.

A dull material is described as having a __________________ luster.

a)

metallic

b)

nonmetallic

36.

A shiny material is described as having a __________________ luster

a)

metallic

b)

nonmetallic

37.

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

a)

mineral

b)

rock

c)

crystal

d)

fluorite

38.

Inorganic means not made of living things.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces

a)

fracture

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

streak

40.

How a mineral splits apart when it does not break evenly:

a)

streak

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

fracture

41.

A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest

a)

streak test

b)

luster test

c)

Mohs hardness scale

d)

fracture

42.

A substance composed of a single kind of atom

a)

element

b)

compound

43.

Gold is an example of a/an

a)

compound

b)

element

44.

When 2 or more elements combine a/an __________ is formed.

a)

atom

b)

compound

45.

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

a)

luster

b)

color

c)

streak

d)

cleavage

46.

The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms

a)

crystal

b)

density

c)

element

d)

fracture 

47.

Flat sides and sharp edges with patterns that repeat over and over again

a)

Crystal Shape

b)

Inorganic Processes

c)

Definite Chemical Composition

d)

Solid

48.

How do you determine the density of a mineral?

a)

D=M/V

b)

D=V/M

c)

D=M x V

d)

D= V x M

49.

Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?

a)

Streak

b)

Hardness

c)

Texture

d)

Specific Gravity

50.

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 softest?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

10

51.
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
52.
I am two or more atoms chemically bonded.
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
molecule
d)
mixture
53.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical or physical means. There are about 100 of us shown in the Periodic Table
a)
compound
b)
mixture
c)
molecule
d)
element
54.
Type of matter made of two or more elements...
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
55.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
56.
You can measure ______ with grams.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
conductivity
d)
melting point
57.
You can measure ______ with grams.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
conductivity
d)
melting point
58.

The formula for calculating density is _______.

a)

Mass divided by Volume

b)

Volume divided by Mass

c)

Mass x Weight

d)

Mass x Volume

59.

What is the study of matter and how matter changes?

a)

Physical Science

b)

Chemistry

c)

Biology

d)

Matterology

60.

What is the atomic mass of this atom?

a)

59

b)

31

c)

28

d)

30

61.

How many protons does this atom have?

a)

24.31

b)

12

c)

22

d)

13

62.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

59

b)

31

c)

28

d)

30

63.

What is the number of electrons?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

26.98

d)

27

64.

Oxygen has an atomic number of 8. What can you conclude from this fact?

a)

An atom of oxygen weighs 8 grams.

b)

An atom of oxygen has 4 protons and 4 electrons.

c)

An atom of oxygen has 8 positrons.

d)

An atom of oxygen has 8 protons.

65.

The positively charged particle in an atom.

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

66.

The smallest part of any element. Made up of protons, neutrons and electrons.

a)

Atom

b)

AMU

c)

Ion

d)

Isotope

67.

The unit used to express the mass of the particles in an atom.

a)

Proton

b)

AMU

c)

Neutron

d)

Electron

68.

Identifies the number of protons in an atoms nucleus.

a)

Electron Cloud

b)

Atomic Theory

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Mass Number

69.

The negatively charged particles in an atom

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Electron Cloud

70.

A charged atom

a)

Ion

b)

Isotope

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

71.

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons

a)

Ion

b)

Isotope

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

72.

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Atomic Theory

d)

Electron Cloud

73.

The particles in the nucleus of an atom that do not have a charge (neutral)

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Ion

74.

The small, dense, positively charged center of an atom

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Nucleus

d)

Electron

75.

An atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons

a)

6

b)

12

c)

3

d)

cannot be determined

76.

True or False: Neutrons have a negative charge

a)

True

b)

False

77.

A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)...

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Quark

78.

What subatomic particles would you find in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons only

b)

Protons and Neutrons

c)

Neutrons and Electrons

d)

Protons and Electrons

79.

If an atom has 10 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons, what is the mass of the atom?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

80.

What particle uniquely identifies an element?

a)

Number of Valence Electrons

b)

Number of Protons

c)

Number of Electrons

d)

Atomic Mass

81.

Electrons are___________

a)

Extremely small even in comparison to protons.

b)

part of the nuclues.

c)

Super Positive, like cheerleaders!

d)

very large

82.

What elements generally make an ionic bond ?

a)

Metal and nonmetal

b)

2 or more nonmetals

c)

2 or more metals

d)

2 elements

83.

An ionic bond is formed when

a)

Valence electrons are shared.

b)

Valence electrons surround the cations.

c)

Valence electrons are transferred between atoms.

d)

Valence electrons are completely transferred between two metals.

84.

What is a valence electron?

a)

an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom

b)

an electron found in the innermost shell of an atom

c)

an electron found in the middle shell

d)

an electon found in the nucleus

85.

What is the number of valence electrons of Oxygen?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8

86.
How do covalent bonds form?
a)
Donating & receiving valence e- between atoms.
b)
Opposite slight charges attract each other between compounds.
c)
Scientists are still not sure how they form.
d)
Sharing valence e- between atoms.
87.
What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?
a)
2 Nonmetals
b)
1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal
c)
2 Metals
d)
2 Noble Gases
88.

Why don't noble gases form bonds?

a)

Noble gases do form bonds

b)

They all have a full octet

c)

They only bond with each other

89.
What is a cation? 
a)
a metal with a negative (-) charge
b)
a non-metal with a negative (-) charge 
c)
a metal with a positive (+) charge 
d)
a non-metal with a positive (+) charge
90.
What is a anion? 
a)
a metal with a negative (-) charge
b)
a non-metal with a negative (-) charge 
c)
a metal with a positive (+) charge 
d)
a non-metal with a positive (+) charge

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