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Minerals Test Part I
Test Description: 8th grade Oklahoma PASS objectives
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What shape is a quartz crystal?
A
tetragonal
B
cubic
C
monocline
D
hexagonal
2) ________ combine to form crystal structures as magma cool.
A
electrons
B
elements
C
atom
D
rocks
3) Minerals are made up of one or more _________.
A
rocks
B
elements
C
structures
D
colors
4) A mineral is classified as an ore if it ________________________.
A
it is solid and natural
B
is rare and valuable
C
it profitable and useful
D
canbe used as jewelry
5) A collector of minerals would want a sample of ___________,
A
coal
B
sugar
C
wood
D
salt
6) The largest group of rock-forming minerals consists of the _______.
A
silcates
B
quartzes
C
halides
D
oxides
7) One of the softest minerals is ____________________.
A
talc
B
amethyst
C
quartz
D
topaz
8) All minerals share the following characteristics EXCEPT that of ____.
A
being formed by natural processes
B
being solids
C
having the atoms within the mineral arranged in a pattern
D
being formed from living organisms
9) All minerals share ____ basic characteristics.
A
four
B
five
C
two
D
three
10) The hardness of quartz is 7. This indicates that quartz will scratch all of the following minerals EXCEPT ____.
A
talc
B
topaz
C
calcite
D
apatite
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