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Test Description: Minerals
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1) What mineral property measures the resistance of a mineral to being scratched?
A
Double Refraction
B
Streak
C
Luster
D
Hardness
2) Which mineral exhibits double refraction and reacts with HCl?
A
Gold
B
Halite
C
Calcite
D
Sulfur
3) When a mineral breaks along a flat or even surface it displays...
A
Hardness
B
Fracture
C
Cleavage
D
Luster
4) What mineral is a 1 on the Mohs scale?
A
Talc
B
Calcite
C
Diamond
D
Quartz
5) What is the mineral name for table salt, NaCl?
A
Hematite
B
Halite
C
Muscovite Mica
D
Calcite
6) Which best describes all the characteristics of a mineral?
A
Naturally occurring, solid substance, orderly crystal structure, definite chemical composition, generally considered inorgani
B
liquid, synthetic, does not have a definite chemical composition
C
Naturally occurring, solid substance, orderly structure, definite chemical composition, organic
D
crystal structure, non solid substance
7) Quartz (SiO2).... (imagine the 2 is subscripted!) belongs to which mineral group?
A
Carbonates
B
Silicates
C
Sulfates
D
Oxides
8) Whether a mineral exhibits fracture and cleavage depends upon its.....
A
your viewing angle
B
How hard you strike it against the pavement
C
internal atomic arrangement
D
how hard it is
9) Streak is...
A
How light is reflected from the surface of a mineral
B
The resistance of a mineral to being scratched
C
The color of a mineral in its powder form
D
Displayed when a mineral does not show cleavage
10) What is found in the nucleus of an atom?
A
protons and neutrons
B
protons and electrons
C
electrons and neutrons
D
electrons, protons, and neutrons
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