WorksheetsMinerals and Their Properties Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following best defines a "gem"?
A stone that is used in jewelry
Made from non-living material
The ability to scratch or be scratched by other minerals
A rock that breaks along a smooth line
What is the definition of "inorganic"?
Made from non-living material
Will conduct electricity
Cannot be made into thin sheets
How shiny a rock is
Which term describes the ability to scratch or be scratched by other minerals?
Hardness
Luster
Cleavage
Ore
What is "luster" in relation to minerals?
How shiny a rock is
The ability to scratch or be scratched by other minerals
A rock that breaks along a smooth line
Made from non-living material
Where are large metal and non-metal deposits found?
Ore
Gem
Cleavage
Luster
The softest mineral in the Mohs hardness scale is
fluorite-4
talc-1
diamond-10
calcite-3
If a fingernail, coin AND steel nail scratches a rock, what would its hardness be between?
1-2
2-3
3-4
5-6
The breaking of a mineral along a smooth, definite, and repeating pattern is called
fracture
splintering
foliation
cleavage
The way in which a mineral reflects light from its surface is its
streak
luster
porphyritic
brilliance
Elements that have shiny surfaces and can conduct heat and electricity are called
nonmetals
gems
metals
ores
What of the following is inorganic?
tree
dead leaves
dog
plastic bag
The ability of a mineral to resist being scratched is its
hardness
density
streak
luster
The amount of matter in a given space is called?
density
hardness
streak
luster
Scientists are researching a way to remove this mineral from the ocean
diamond
calcite
salt
quartz
Which of the following is a property of a mineral?
man-made
organic
solid
liquid
Aluminum is found in
Sand
Gold
Bauxite
Iron Ore
If we mine a mineral and the mineral is found in large quantities, what will happen to the price of this mineral?
The price will go up.
The price will drop.
the price will remain the same.
Who cares about the price!
The color of the powder left by a mineral after it is rubbed against a hard, rough surface is always white.
True
False
One property of a metal is that it is shiny.
True
False
Stalactites form from the top of a cave and move downward.
True
False
Apatite (Hardness 5) will scratch Fluorite (Hardness 4).
True
False
Which of the 3 rocks above has a hardness of a 1-2?
Gray Rock
White Rock
Pink Rock
All of them
While camping in the Adirondacks, Mrs. Fowler found a small red rock. The rock was very hard, made a white streak and did not have cleavage. The rock Mrs. Fowler found was:
Halite
Pyrite
Garnet
Serpentine
While cleaning the school yard, Mrs. Keller and Ms. Link discovered a rock. The color of the streak was white. They were able to scratch it with his fingernail. The rock they found was:
Halite
Pyrite
Garnet
Cinnabar
Serpentine
The mineral in the Moh’s hardness scale that is harder than gypsum -2 but softer than Apatite-5 is
Feldspars-6
diamond-10
talc-1
calcite-3
A rock that is magnetic contains a lot of _______?
Nickel
Magneticum
Iron
Copper
If a coin (Copper) scratches a rock and not your finger nail, its hardness is what?
1-2
5-6
3-4
7-9
