Earth Science Minerals Question Preview (ID: 48590)


Mineral Characteristics, Properties, And Formation. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

When identifying a mineral one test that can be used is to scratch the mineral on an unglazed tile and to record the color of the powder, this is called___
a) Luster
b) Streak
c) Fracture
d) Mohs Scale

All minerals must have been created by an inorganic process, be solid, form crystals, and both _____ and _____.
a) Naturally occurring and be a fossil
b) Naturally occurring and have more than one color
c) Naturally occurring and have a definite chemical composition
d) Naturally occurring and fractured

When trying to identify a mineral sample, the first property test should be ____ to lower the number of possible answers.
a) Color
b) Luster
c) Streak
d) Cleavage

When a mineral is made from magma or hot water, the slower the liquid cools, the _____
a) Smaller the crystals
b) There are no crystals
c) The crystals are cube shaped
d) Bigger the crystals

Lave is different from magma because _____
a) Lava is inside the earth and magma is on the surface
b) There is no difference
c) Lava is on the surface and magma is inside the earth
d) There is no difference, they are both just melted rock

A Rock filled with crystals and having a hollow area is ______.
a) A quartz
b) A geode
c) An amethyst
d) A fossil

The property of a mineral which is how that sample reflects light is called ____
a) Luster
b) Shininess
c) Brightness
d) Refraction

The hardest minerals have a number around ___ on the hardness scale.
a) 1
b) 5
c) 10
d) 20

Inorganic refers to ______ in earth science
a) Living
b) Biotic
c) No chemicals
d) Never living

Fossils are often sea shells and petrified wood, this is formed from a ______ process
a) Inorganic
b) Abiotic
c) Living
d) Never Living

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