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Test Description: Basic information about minerals
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which would not be true of minerals?
A
It has a crystalline structure
B
it can be organic
C
it has a definite chemical composition
D
it is naturally occurring
2) The color a mineral 'writes' when scratched...
A
streak
B
cleavage
C
luster
D
hardness
3) Which is NOT an example of luster?
A
shiny
B
dull
C
metallic
D
glassy
4) Which minerals falls at 1 on the Hardness Scale?
A
talc
B
diamond
C
quartz
D
apatite
5) When a mineral always breaks in a predictable pattern.
A
hardness
B
cleavage
C
streak
D
fracture
6) This mineral fizzes when in contact with acid.
A
calcite
B
halite
C
galena
D
pyrite
7) This mineral looks like gold, but it harder.
A
galena
B
calcite
C
halite
D
pyrite
8) This mineral is used in computer technologies.
A
halite
B
graphite
C
calcite
D
silicon
9) Extraction of usable amounts of ores is done through this.
A
mining
B
digging
C
smelting
D
construction
10) This mineral is yellow and smells like rotten eggs.
A
sulfer
B
calcite
C
pyrite
D
galena
11) Gemstones all have this in common
A
luster
B
extreme hardness
C
same crystal shape
D
color
12) This mineral is known for tasting salty.
A
pyrite
B
saltite
C
halite
D
calcite
13) This mineral makes up most of sand and leads to formation of glass.
A
quartz
B
halite
C
apatite
D
calcite
14) These minerals are most abundant in the earth's crust.
A
silicon and oxygen
B
quartz and oxygen
C
silicon and nitrogen
D
oxygen and nitrogen
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