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Test Description: Investigate the contribution of minerals to rock composition.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Common physical properties of minerals include all of the following except __________.
A
Luster
B
Appearance/Color
C
Hardness
D
Flammability
2) Talc is the softest mineral. The scale used to test hardness of minerals for identification is:
A
Geologic Time Scale
B
Mercalli Scale
C
Richter Scale
D
Moh's Scale
3) Streak measures the color of a mineral's __________.
A
crystals
B
powder
C
surface
D
atoms
4) An inorganic crystalline solid is formed in a lab. Why is it not a mineral?
A
It is not naturally occurring.
B
It is inorganic.
C
It is a crystal.
D
It is a solid.
5) Which of the following is an example of a mineral?
A
concrete
B
steel
C
quartz
D
coal
6) Because minerals do not come from once-living materials, they are said to be ___.
A
inorganic
B
crystalline
C
colorful
D
solid
7) Water is not a mineral because...
A
it takes the shape of it's container
B
it forms crystals
C
it is not a solid
D
it is inorganic
8) Why would ice be considered a mineral if water is not?
A
inorganically formed
B
has crystalline structure
C
All of the listed criteria
D
it is a solid
9) It's the true color of the mineral in its powdered form...
A
Streak
B
Hardness
C
Cleavage
D
Luster
10) A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.
A
Mixture
B
Element
C
Mineral
D
Compound
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