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Minerals II

Test Description: Additional Mineral questions

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1) A minerals crystal size is determined by....

Awhen it is found Bhow and where the magma cools Cwhat elements are in it Dif it is metallic or not

2) A mineral is inorganic, which means it contains...

Achemical compounds Bno materials that were once part of living things Cmaterials made by humans Dparts of living things

3) Most minerals do NOT split apart evenly. Instead, they have the characteristic type of...

Acleavage Bfracture Ccrystal Dluster

4) Magma that cools very slowyl deep beneath the earth's surface forms minerals with what type of crystals?

Avery hard Blarge Csmall Dcubic

5) A luster of a mineral refers to...

Athe tendency for a mineral to break along smooth planar surfaces. Bits color in a finely powdered form Cits color in reflected light. Dthe hardness of a mineral

6) The hardest mineral on Moh's scale of hardness is....

Aa diamond Bcoal Cpyrite Dmalachite

7) Which mineral can be identified by its color, green?

Agrenerite Bmalachite Cazurite Dsulfur

8) A mineral is...

Anaturally occuring, inorganic, solid, definite chemical composition, and crystalline structure. Bnaturally occuring, organic, luster, and streak Cnaturally occuring, organic, solid, definite chemical composition and crystalline structure Dnaturally occuring, organic, color, luster, and streak

9) In a mineral, the atoms line up in a repeating pattern to form

Aa mixture Ba compound Ca crystal Dan element

10) The softest mineral in the Mohs scale of hardness is...

Aquartz Bhalite Ctalc Dgypsum

*select an answer for all questions

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