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Minerals
Test Description: Characteristics and properties of minerals
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
A
naturally occurring
B
definite chemical composition
C
formed from biological sources
D
solid
2) Which word means that a mineral will split smoothly creating flat surfaces?
A
hardness
B
cleavage
C
luster
D
fracture
3) How a mineral resists scratching determines its...
A
luster
B
hardness
C
fracture
D
streak
4) On the Mohs scale, 1 represents...
A
intermediate minerals
B
soft minerals
C
hard minerals
D
the number of crystals
5) If glass has a hardness of 5.5 and apatite has a hardness of 5, then...
A
They will scratch each other.
B
Apatite will scratch the glass.
C
The glass will scratch apatite.
D
They will both scratch diamonds.
6) The color of a mineral's powder is known as...
A
hardness
B
streak
C
luster
D
crystal structure
7) Formed in the mantle, molten material called _________ cools to form minerals below Earth’s surface.
A
basalt
B
lava
C
magma
D
granite
8) Minerals that form irregular, jagged surfaces when they break apart have a property called...
A
crystal structure
B
hardness
C
cleavage
D
fracture
9) Sugar is not a mineral because...
A
it's from sugarcane, a plant.
B
it has a crystal structure.
C
you can eat it.
D
it's a solid.
10) Density, luster, streak, and hardness...
A
are characteristics of a mineral.
B
are used to identify rocks, not minerals.
C
are used to identify the layers of the Earth, not minerals.
D
are properties of minerals.
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