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Test Description: Test Review for Unit 1 - Minerals
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the name of the Hardness Scale used to identify minerals?
A
Heaviness
B
Mohs
C
Miller
D
Strength
2) Which is NOT a requirement to be a mineral?
A
Liquid at room temperature
B
Naturally occurring
C
Inorganic
D
Solid
3) What property describes the way a mineral breaks?
A
Luster
B
Streak
C
Hardness
D
Cleavage
4) What are the two categories of cleavage?
A
Perfect and Good
B
Perfect and Great
C
Good and Bad
D
Great and Poor
5) What is it called if a mineral breaks the same way almost every time?
A
Good cleavage
B
Average cleavage
C
Perfect cleavage
D
Perfect fracture
6) Which property describes the way light reflects off of the mineral's surface?
A
Luster
B
Cleavage
C
Streak
D
Shine
7) Which is NOT a type of luster we discussed in class?
A
Shiny
B
Greasy
C
Pearly
D
Silky
8) Why isn't color a good test for most minerals?
A
They don't show their color all the time
B
Most occur in more than one color
C
They all look the same
D
Most are either black or gray
9) Streak shows the color of what material left over after rubbing a mineral on a streak plate?
A
Powder
B
Liquid
C
Ice
D
Rocks
10) Specific gravity is the _____________ of a mineral.
A
Width
B
Mass
C
Height
D
Heaviness
11) A mineral's specific gravity can be any number other than?
A
One
B
Two
C
Zero
D
Ten
12) Graphite is also known as?
A
Gray steel
B
Pencil lead
C
Chalk
D
Coal
13) Sulfur is known for its smell and leaving a _______________ streak.
A
Black
B
Bright yellow
C
Orange
D
Neon blue
14) Which common bathroom accessory contains the mineral fluorite?
A
Hand soap
B
Toilet paper
C
Toothpaste
D
Shampoo
15) The soft mineral talc is ground into a powder to make what?
A
Sugar
B
Baby powder
C
Flour
D
Deodorant
16) A minerals' properties are largely based on...
A
How much it weighs
B
How its atoms are aligned
C
How its pieces break off
D
How big it is
17) What are the two ways to classify luster?
A
Bright and Dull
B
Metallic and Nonmetallic
C
Shiny and Dull
D
Metallic and Earthy
18) Your fingernail can scratch anything less than _________ on the hardness scale.
A
10
B
1
C
2
D
5
19) Which mineral is given a 10 on the Mohs hardness scale?
A
Quartz
B
Calcite
C
Diamond
D
Gypsum
20) Some minerals will do this when liquids like lemon juice are placed on them?
A
Effervesce
B
Melt
C
Steam
D
Freeze
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