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