WorksheetsUnit 2: Minerals
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?
Molecule
Atom
Compound
Crystal
Which of the following is a naturally occurring solid substance with a definite chemical composition?
Liquid
Gas
Mineral
Plasma
What term describes the way light reflects off the surface of a mineral?
Streak
Luster
Cleavage
Hardness
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
Organic
Inorganic
Solid
Naturally-Occurring
What is the term for the color of a mineral in powdered form?
Luster
Streak
Cleavage
Hardness
Which of the following describes a substance made of two or more elements chemically combined?
Atom
Element
Compound
Mixture
What is the term for the way a mineral breaks along flat surfaces?
Fracture
Cleavage
Streak
Luster
Which of the following is an example of matter?
Light
Sound
Air
Heat
What is the term for a solid in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating pattern?
Liquid
Gas
Crystal
Amorphous
Which of the following is a characteristic of all minerals?
Organic
Liquid
Definite Chemical Composition
Gaseous
Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Energy
What is the term for a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means?
Compound
Mixture
Element
Solution
Which of the following is a property that helps to identify minerals?
Weight
Volume
Streak
Temperature
What is the term for a substance that is not made from living organisms?
Organic
Inorganic
Biotic
Cellular
Which of the following is a characteristic of a solid?
No definite shape
No definite volume
Definite shape and volume
Easily compressible
