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1) What mineral property measures the resistance of a mineral to being scratched?

ADouble Refraction BStreak CHardness DLuster

2) Which mineral exhibits double refraction and reacts with HCl?

AHalite BCalcite CGold DSulfur

3) When a mineral breaks along a flat or even surface it displays...

AFracture BCleavage CHardness DLuster

4) What mineral is a 1 on the Mohs scale?

ATalc BQuartz CCalcite DDiamond

5) What is the mineral name for table salt, NaCl?

ACalcite BHematite CMuscovite Mica DHalite

6) Which best describes all the characteristics of a mineral?

Acrystal structure, non solid substance BNaturally occurring, solid substance, orderly structure, definite chemical composition, organic CNaturally occurring, solid substance, orderly crystal structure, definite chemical composition, generally considered inorgani Dliquid, synthetic, does not have a definite chemical composition

7) Quartz (SiO2).... (imagine the 2 is subscripted!) belongs to which mineral group?

ACarbonates BOxides CSulfates DSilicates

8) Whether a mineral exhibits fracture and cleavage depends upon its.....

Ainternal atomic arrangement BHow hard you strike it against the pavement Chow hard it is Dyour viewing angle

9) Streak is...

AThe resistance of a mineral to being scratched BDisplayed when a mineral does not show cleavage CHow light is reflected from the surface of a mineral DThe color of a mineral in its powder form

10) What is found in the nucleus of an atom?

Aelectrons and neutrons Bprotons and neutrons Cprotons and electrons Delectrons, protons, and neutrons

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