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Earth Science Minerals
Test Description: Mineral characteristics, properties, and formation
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When identifying a mineral one test that can be used is to scratch the mineral on an unglazed tile and to record the color of the powder, this is called___
A
Mohs Scale
B
Fracture
C
Streak
D
Luster
2) All minerals must have been created by an inorganic process, be solid, form crystals, and both _____ and _____.
A
Naturally occurring and have more than one color
B
Naturally occurring and fractured
C
Naturally occurring and have a definite chemical composition
D
Naturally occurring and be a fossil
3) When trying to identify a mineral sample, the first property test should be ____ to lower the number of possible answers.
A
Luster
B
Cleavage
C
Streak
D
Color
4) When a mineral is made from magma or hot water, the slower the liquid cools, the _____
A
Bigger the crystals
B
There are no crystals
C
The crystals are cube shaped
D
Smaller the crystals
5) Lave is different from magma because _____
A
Lava is on the surface and magma is inside the earth
B
Lava is inside the earth and magma is on the surface
C
There is no difference
D
There is no difference, they are both just melted rock
6) A Rock filled with crystals and having a hollow area is ______.
A
An amethyst
B
A quartz
C
A geode
D
A fossil
7) The property of a mineral which is how that sample reflects light is called ____
A
Brightness
B
Luster
C
Shininess
D
Refraction
8) The hardest minerals have a number around ___ on the hardness scale.
A
5
B
1
C
10
D
20
9) Inorganic refers to ______ in earth science
A
Never living
B
Biotic
C
No chemicals
D
Living
10) Fossils are often sea shells and petrified wood, this is formed from a ______ process
A
Never Living
B
Abiotic
C
Inorganic
D
Living
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