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The Rock Cycle
Test Description: Test Review (03-24-21)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Paolo wants to identify a mineral. He rubs the corner of the mineral across a white tile and records the color of the mark. What property is Paolo measuring?
A
color
B
cleavage
C
luster
D
streak
2) Jorge observes a sample of the mineral galena. He describes the mineral as cubic cleavage, gray, and metallic. Which term describes galena’s luster?
A
cubic
B
gray
C
metallic
D
cleavage
3) Tallulah’s aunt gave her a pearl ring. Tallulah discovered that certain oysters produce pearls in their shells. Why aren’t pearls considered minerals?
A
minerals form only square crystals
B
minerals do not form in nature
C
minerals are not solids
D
minerals are not made by living things
4) Manuel labels a sample of quartz as “nonmetallic.” Which mineral property is Manuel describing?
A
streak
B
luster
C
fracture
D
cleavage
5) When you strike a piece of quartz with a chisel, it breaks into uneven pieces. Which property of quartz does this describe?
A
fracture
B
cleavage
C
luster
D
streak
6) Minerals are classified according to their physical properties. Which group of words describes all minerals?
A
liquid, natural, made of elements
B
metallic, luster, fracture, streak
C
hardness, crystal shape, nonmetallic luster
D
natural, solid, nonliving
7) In what year did Friedrich Mohs create the Mohs Scale? __________________________________________
A
1520
B
1999
C
1812
D
2020
8) Which of the following are kinds of luster?
A
metallic
B
earthy
C
glassy
D
all of these
9) Which of the following are properties that can be used to identify minerals?
A
streak
B
luster
C
hardness
D
all of these
10) What is the only mineral that can scratch a diamond?
A
talc
B
diamond
C
quartz
D
flourite
11) A _____________________________ is a nonliving solid that has a crystal form, and is made in nature.
A
pearl
B
mineral
C
hardness
D
luster
12) One property of a mineral is its _____________________________, its ability to scratch another mineral.
A
streak
B
break
C
luster
D
hardness
13) How a mineral reflects light is called __________________________________.
A
hardness
B
streak
C
break
D
luster
14) Minerals can be formed under ground, in the air, and in ______________________________________.
A
factories
B
laboratories
C
none of these
D
caves
15) The _____________________________________________________________was developed to compare the hardness of different minerals.
A
Hardness detector
B
Streak test
C
Richter Scale
D
Mohs Scale
16) The color left behind when a mineral is rubbed on a special plate is called a __________________.
A
streak
B
mineral
C
luster
D
fossil
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