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Minerals
Test Description: Characteristics Properties
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is NOT a characteristic that all minerals have?
A
Solid
B
Natural
C
Crystal Structure
D
Organic
2) Which characteristic of all minerals means not a liquid or gas?
A
Solid
B
Chemical Composition
C
Inorganic
D
Natural
3) What property determines whether a mineral sinks or floats?
A
Fracture
B
Density
C
Color
D
Streak
4) When you rub a mineral on a tile to see the color of powder it makes, what property are you testing?
A
Buoyancy
B
Cleavage
C
Streak
D
Fracture
5) When a mineral scratches another mineral, what property are you testing?
A
streak
B
fracture
C
density
D
hardness
6) Which mineral characteristics means not living and never alive?
A
Organic
B
Inorganic
C
Natural
D
Solid
7) Which mineral characteristic means that all minerals have a chemical formula?
A
natural
B
chemical composition
C
crystal structure
D
solid
8) Minerals are made in a pattern - sometimes only visible under a microscope. What characteristic does this show?
A
inorganic
B
chemical composition
C
crystal structure
D
natural
9) If you place a mineral in a cup of water and it sinks, what would you conclude about it?
A
The mineral is buoyant
B
The mineral is very hard
C
The mineral is not buoyant
D
The mineral is very soft
10) Imagine you smash a mineral with a mallet and it breaks it even pieces. What property have you tested?
A
Fracture and Cleavage
B
Streak
C
Density
D
Color
11) Which correctly lists the 5 characteristics of all minerals?
A
Solid, Manmade, Inorganic, Crystal structure, Chemical composition
B
Solid, Natural, Inorganic, Crystal structure, Chemical composition
C
Solid, Natural, Organic, Crystal structure, Chemical composition
D
Solid, Natural, Inorganic, Crystal structure, Compression
12) Why is a tree not a mineral?
A
It is nonliving
B
It is not solid
C
It is living and has no crystal structure
D
It is not natural
13) A mineral's hardness is on a scale of 1-10. Harder minerals have larger numbers. Which is true?
A
A mineral with hardness #1 will scratch a mineral with hardness #8
B
A mineral of hardness #1 can be scratched by all minerals above #1
C
Only a mineral #10 can scratch another mineral
D
A mineral with hardness #8 can scratch a mineral with hardness #10
14) Glass has a hardness of 5.5. Which is true.
A
Fluorite (hardness #4) can scratch glass.
B
Talc (hardness #1) can scratch glass.
C
Diamond (hardness #10) can scratch glass.
D
Apatite (hardness #5) can scratch glass.
15) Which best describe what luster means?
A
How a mineral breaks (evenly or unevenly)
B
How hard or soft a mineral is
C
How a mineral's surface reflects light (shiny or dull)
D
Whether a mineral sinks or floats
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