Mineral Properties And Formation Question Preview (ID: 39541)


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When magma cools SLOWLY beneath earth's surface if forms
a) Large crystals
b) Small crystals
c) No crystals
d)

Which statement is true?
a) All minerals have the same crystal shape
b) Mineral crystal shape can vary among minerals
c) Minerals do not have crystal shapes
d) A crystal is not a regular repeating pattern

Minerals can form from ALL of these processes EXCEPT
a) Smelting
b) Crystallizing from how water solutions
c) A solution evaporating
d) Magma cooling

A hard, colorful mineral that is shiny is called a
a) ore
b) alloy
c) spaz
d) gem

The amount of mass in a given volume is
a) Density
b) Cleavage
c) Fracture
d) Luster

Inorganic means
a) from living things
b) not from living things
c) tastes good
d) healthy

The color of a mineral's powder is its
a) streak
b) luster
c) color
d) hardness

Minerals that DO NOT split easily into FLAT pieces show the property
a) Cleavage
b) Fracture
c) Hardness
d) Luster

Mineral crystals form when magma
a) evaporates
b) cools
c) warms
d) melts

A mixture in which one substance dissolves into another
a) mineral
b) vein
c) allow
d) solution

A narrow band of minerals that lies between rock layers is a
a) alloy
b) smelt
c) vein
d) crystal

A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral is a/an
a) gem
b) alloy
c) crystal
d) ore

The ability of a mineral to glow under ultraviolet light (UV) light is
a) Flourescence
b) Alloy
c) Fracture
d) Streak

What was the name of the Hardness Scale used in class?
a) Sammy's
b) Charllie's
c) Mohs
d) Sophia's

Halite (rock salt) is formed from the evaporation of a/an
a) magma
b) vein
c) lava
d) solution

A hollow rock lined with crystals on the inside is called a/an
a) Geode
b) Gemstone
c) Alloy
d) Ore

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