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Minerals
Test Description: Defining and identifying minerals
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A mineral is a naturally occurring ___________.
A
solid
B
rock
C
gas
D
liquid
2) All minerals are inorganic which means they are NOT formed from _____________________.
A
living things or the remains of living things
B
sand and rock
C
atoms and molecules
D
fossils
3) Minerals like silicon make up a large part of this outermost layer of the Earth.
A
outer core
B
inner core
C
mantle
D
crust
4) Minerals can't be identified by _______________ alone since some like quartz can be purple, yellow, pink, brown, black, or white.
A
stickiness
B
fluorite
C
odor
D
color
5) ____________ is the color of the powder left by a mineral.
A
Quartz
B
Hardness
C
Streak
D
Mohs' scale
6) The way a mineral's surface reflects light is called _____________.
A
luster
B
glossiness
C
shininess
D
metallic
7) This describes the resistance of a mineral to being scratched.
A
hardness
B
streak
C
luster
D
color
8) The ___________ ranks minerals in hardness from 1 to 10 with talc being the softest at 1 and diamonds being the hardest at 10.
A
Bristol Stool Scale
B
Mohs' Scale
C
Mineral Hardness Scale
D
Baxter Animated Retching Faces (BARF) Scale
9) Another way to identify minerals is if they are ___________ or attracted to a magnet.
A
dense
B
magnetic
C
acidic
D
repelled
10) When identifying a mineral using the mineral acid test, if the surface of a mineral ______ when a drop of weak acid is dropped on it, it contains calcium carbonate.
A
turns shiny
B
explodes
C
fizzes
D
turns gray
11) All minerals are made up of __________ which are solid materials in which the atoms are arranged in regular, repeated pattern.
A
a tetragonal system
B
isometrics
C
crystals
D
an external shape
12) This is the tendency of minerals to split along smooth, flat surfaces called planes.
A
concoidal
B
decolletage
C
cleavage
D
monoclinic
13) This is when a mineral breaks into pieces with uneven surfaces.
A
rupture
B
fracture
C
crack
D
dismember
14) When magma cools slowly underground, large mineral crystals grow together to form a rock . This process is called _________.
A
crytallization
B
magmazation
C
depreciation
D
precipitation
15) A valuable natural resource called an ______ is a rocky material that is mined because it contains useful metals or nonmetals.
A
core
B
ore
C
bore
D
sore
16) Some minerals called precious or semi-precious ________are valuable when cut and polished and used in jewelry.
A
pendants
B
rings
C
gemstones
D
crystals
17) Some minerals like _______ are needed by the body for strong bones and teeth.
A
mica
B
quartz
C
graphite
D
calcium
18) All matter is made up of ________.
A
atoms
B
density
C
crystals
D
precipitation
19) Minerals can sometimes be identified by _______ which are characteristics that can be observed or measured.
A
molecules
B
acids
C
atoms
D
physical properties
20) Some minerals are formed by this process in which a liquid changes to a gas.
A
lava
B
crystallization
C
precipitation
D
evaporation
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