WorksheetsFUSION Mineral Identification Quiz
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 18mins
Different __________ can help you identify different minerals.
properties
names
sample sizes
locations
What is one factor that can cause quartz to be in different colors?
Impurities
Temperature
Pressure
Light exposure
What two factors can cause pyrite to change colors?
exposed to air & water
oxidation
temperature
pressure
exposure to pressure & temperature
Using color to identify a mineral is the most reliable way to identify an unknown mineral.
True
False
Different minerals can be the same color.
True
False
The same mineral can be different colors.
True
False
The color of the powdered form of a mineral is its ______________.
streak
luster
hardness
cleavage
What is the name of the item or tool that is used to find a mineral's streak? _________________
streak plate
compass
magnifying glass
ruler
The mineral’s streak is always the same color as the mineral.
True
False
Identifying a mineral based on streak is more reliable than color.
True
False
The way a surface reflects light is called ______________.
luster
texture
opacity
transparency
The two major types of luster are called __________ and ______________.
metallic & non- metallic
non-metallic & dull
glossy & dull
dull & pearly
shiny & transparent
If a mineral is said to have a metallic luster, it is because it looks like ________.
metal
glass
wood
plastic
One of the eight common mineral lusters:
resinous
color
shape
density
special
The tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces is called _____________.
cleavage
fracture
luster
hardness
If a mineral breaks unevenly, they are said to have _____________.
fracture
cleavage
luster
hardness
The mineral ___________ tends to split into parallel sheets.
mica
quartz
graphite
talc
__________ is the measure of how much matter is in a given amount of space.
Density
Volume
Mass
Weight
Density can also be used to tell many other ______________ minerals apart.
similar
different
old
rare
A mineral’s resistance to being scratched is called its _______________.
hardness
softness
density
luster
What is the name of the scale that is used to determine a mineral’s hardness? _______________
Mohs scale
Richter scale
Beaufort scale
Fujita scale
Bathroom scale
What mineral is a 1 on the scale? _______________
talc
quartz
diamond
feldspar
What mineral is a 10 on the scale? _______________
diamond
quartz
feldspar
calcite
The greater the mineral’s resistance to being scratched, the softer its hardness rating.
True
False
The mineral calcite is what color in ultraviolet light? _______________
fluorescent
red
blue
green
What mineral is usually magnetic? ____________________________
magnetite
quartz
feldspar
calcite
According to the Mohs Scale, what is the hardness of an average fingernail? _______________
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
According to the Mohs Scale, what is the hardness of a steel file? ________
6.5
2.0
10.0
11.5
According to the Mohs Scale, what is the only thing that can scratch a diamond? _______________
another diamond
quartz
topaz
corundum
What mineral can cause a double image? __________________
calcite
quartz
feldspar
mica
One of the eight common mineral lusters:
Earthy
Pink
Green
White
One of the eight common mineral lusters:
rough
smooth
Silky
black
One of the eight common mineral lusters:
rough
smooth
vitreous
bumpy
One of the eight common mineral lusters:
smooth
rough
bumpy
waxy
