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WorksheetsPhysical Properties of Minerals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 48mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is an example of a defining attribute of a mineral?
a)
Definite chemical composition
b)
Organic
c)
Liquid or Gas
d)
Man Made
2.
What are the main physical properties of minerals?
a)
Luster, Streak, Color
b)
Streak, Hardness, Luster
c)
Hardness, Color, Luster, Streak
d)
Hardness, Color
3.
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
4.
What scale is used to test the hardness of a mineral?
a)
Mineral Hardness Scale
b)
Moh's Hardness Scale
c)
Hom's Hardness Scale
d)
Shom Hardness Scale
5.
How effective is the physical property of color in identifying a mineral?
a)
Very effective. You can immediately identify it based only on the color.
b)
It doesn't make a difference. Every mineral can be any color.
c)
It is one property and may not be used alone to identify a mineral.
d)
Color isn't a physical property.
6.
What are the two types of luster?
a)
Metallic and Metallic
b)
Nonmetallic and Shiny
c)
Metallic and Nonmetallic
d)
Shiny and Dull
7.
How do you test the streak of a mineral?
a)
By scraping some of the mineral onto a streak plate.
b)
Look for streaks on the mineral.
c)
Google it.
d)
You don't.
8.
What is a mineral?
a)
A solid, pure substance that is found in nature
b)
A kind of rock
c)
A way to describe how an object feels, tastes, or smells
d)
The substance that makes minerals
9.
How an object reflects light is known as
a)
transparent
b)
luster
c)
waxy
d)
dull
10.
A scale that is used to measure the hardness of a mineral is the
a)
Mole's Scale
b)
Hole's Scale
c)
Mohs Scale
d)
Magi Scale
11.
The hardest mineral known is
a)
diamond
b)
quartz
c)
talc
d)
graphite
12.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Minerals can be used to make things we need
a)
True
b)
False
14.
A mineral's ability to resist scratching is ______________.
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Luster
d)
Color
15.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Organic
c)
Chemical Composition
d)
Solid
16.
Taking a mineral and rubbing it across a piece of unglazed tile will help identify a mineral in its powder form. This is one way to identify pyrite and gold. This test is called _____________.
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Luster
d)
Color
17.
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
18.
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.
19.
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.
20.
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.
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