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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
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1.
What is a mineral?
a)
A mineral is the only object that has a density.
b)
A mineral is not naturally occurring. It only has a definite chemical composition.
c)
I don't know.
d)
A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure as well as a definite chemical composition.
2.
What are some characteristics a mineral has?
a)
Cleavage, density, color
b)
Hardness, streak, color
c)
I don't know.
d)
Definite chemical composition, naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, crystal structure
3.
What does naturally occurring mean?
a)
It means that it can't come from something once living.
b)
It means that it has a definite volume and shape. So, its particles are tightly packed together.
c)
I don't know.
d)
It means that the substance must occur in nature. So, it can't be created by humans.
4.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
It means that a mineral can't come from something that was once living.
b)
It means that it has a definite volume and shape. So, its particles are tightly packed together.
c)
I don't know.
d)
It means that the substance must occur in nature. So, it can't be created by people.
5.
What is a solid?
a)
It means that a mineral will always contain certain elements in exact proportions.
b)
It means that it has a definite volume and shape. So, its particles ar tightly packed together and can't move easily.
c)
I don't know.
d)
It means that it has flat sides called faces that meet at sharp edges and corners.
6.
What is a crystal structure?
a)
Crystal structure means that the particles that make a mineral line up in a pattern repeat over and over again which forms a crystal.
b)
Crystal structure is when flat sides called faces meet at sharp edges and corners.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Crystal structure means that a mineral will always contain certain elements in exact proportions.
7.
What does it mean when a mineral has definite chemical composition?
a)
It means that a mineral can't come from something that was once living.
b)
It means that it always contains specific elements in exact proportions.
c)
I don't know.
d)
It means that the substance must occur in nature. It can't be man-made.
8.
What are some properties a mineral has?
a)
Naturally occurring, solid
b)
Definite chemical composition, luster, cleavage
c)
I don't know.
d)
Hardness, streak, luster, density, crystal systems, cleavage, fracture
9.
What is hardness?
a)
Hardness is how hard a mineral is.
b)
Hardness is the color of a mineral's powder.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Hardness describes a mineral that splits evenly along flat surfaces.
10.
What is color?
a)
It is the color of the mineral's powder.
b)
It is how hard a mineral is.
c)
I don't know.
d)
It is a physical property that is easy to observe.
11.
What is streak?
a)
Streak is the color of the mineral's powder.
b)
Streak is how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way and does not split apart evenly.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Streak is how hard a mineral is.
12.
What is luster?
a)
Luster is the color of a mineral's powder.
b)
Luster is the amount of matter in an object.
c)
I don't know.
d)
It describes how a mineral reflects light from its surface.
13.
What is cleavage?
a)
Cleavage is a property that describes a mineral that splits evenly along a flat surface.
b)
Cleavage is how a mineral looks if it breaks right in half.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Cleavage is the color of a mineral's powder.
14.
What mineral splits easily along a flat surface?
a)
Corundum
b)
Diamond
c)
I don't know.
d)
Mica
15.
What is fracture?
a)
Fracture describes how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way and does not split apart evenly.
b)
Fracture is how a mineral looks when it breaks open right in half.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Fracture is when a mineral gets broken when you throw it on the ground.
16.
What is density?
a)
Density is the amount of matter in an object.
b)
Density is the mass in a given space or mass per unit volume.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Density is how much space an object takes up.
17.
What is the formula for density?
a)
Density = Volume × Mass
b)
Density = Length/Width
c)
I don't know.
d)
Density = Mass/Volume
18.
What is mass?
a)
Mass is the amount of matter in an object.
b)
Mass is the amount of space an object takes up.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Mass is volume divided by density.
19.
What is volume?
a)
It is mass divided by density.
b)
It is the amount of matter in an object.
c)
I don't know.
d)
It is the amount of space that an object fills.
20.
What is a crystal system?
a)
The crystals of minerals grow atom by atom to create that mineral's crystal system.
b)
A crystal system is the number and angles of the crystal faces.
c)
I don't know.
d)
A crystal system is a property that describes a mineral that splits evenly along a flat surface.
21.
What are some special properties a mineral has?
a)
Fluorescence and Double Refraction
b)
Streak and Fracture
c)
I don't know.
d)
Hardness and Cleavage
22.
What is fluorescence?
a)
Fluorescence means that a mineral can glow under ultraviolet light.
b)
Fluorescence is when a mineral can glow in the dark.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Fluorescence means that it produces two images when something is viewed through the mineral.
23.
What is double refraction?
a)
Double refraction means that it is see through.
b)
Double refraction is when a mineral produces two images when something is viewed through the mineral.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Double refraction means that a mineral can glow under ultraviolet light.
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